Showing 1 - 3 of 3 Research Library Publications

On the Predictive Power of the In-Training Examination for the Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants

Posted: | Irina Grabovsky, Jerusha J. Henderek, Ulana A. Luciw-Dubas, Brent Pierce, Soren Campbell, Katherine S. Monroe

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development: Volume 10

In-training examinations (ITEs) are a popular teaching tool for certification programs. This study examines the relationship between examinees’ performance on the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA) ITE and the high-stakes NCCAA Certification Examination.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Links to Outcomes, Health Professions

Extracting Linguistic Signal From Item Text and Its Application to Modeling Item Characteristics

Posted: | Victoria Yaneva, Peter Baldwin, Le An Ha, Christopher Runyon

Advancing Natural Language Processing in Educational Assessment: Pages 167-182

 

This chapter discusses the evolution of natural language processing (NLP) approaches to text representation and how different ways of representing text can be utilized for a relatively understudied task in educational assessment – that of predicting item characteristics from item text.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Applications of Technology, Scoring

Assessment for Learning: Investigating the Utility of the Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine Self-Assessments for Subject Examination Preparation

Posted: | Carol Morrison, Jennifer Wise, Marie Maranki, Linette Ross

Medical Science Educator: Volume 31, p 607–613 (2021)

 

This study extended previous research on the NBME Clinical Science Mastery Series self-assessments to investigate the utility of recently released self-assessments for students completing Family Medicine clerkships and Emergency Medicine sub-internships and preparing for summative assessments.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, NBME