Showing 1 - 2 of 2 Research Library Publications

The Associations Between United States Medical Licensing Examination Performance and Outcomes of Patient Care

Posted: | John Norcini, Irina Grabovsky, Michael A. Barone, M. Brownell Anderson, Ravi S. Pandian, Alex J. Mechaber

Academic Medicine: Volume 99 - Issue 3 - p 325-330

 

This retrospective cohort study investigates the association between United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores and outcomes in 196,881 hospitalizations in Pennsylvania over 3 years.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, USMLE, Assessment-Oriented Research, Links to Outcomes

Measuring Item Influence for Diagnostic Classification Models

Posted: | Daniel P. Jurich, Matthew J. Madison

Educational Assessment

 

This study proposes four indices to quantify item influence and distinguishes them from other available item and test measures. We use simulation methods to evaluate and provide guidelines for interpreting each index, followed by a real data application to illustrate their use in practice. We discuss theoretical considerations regarding when influence presents a psychometric concern and other practical concerns such as how the indices function when reducing influence imbalance.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Scoring