Showing 1 - 2 of 2 Research Library Publications

Medical Student Use of Electronic and Paper Health Records During Inpatient Clinical Clerkships: Results of a National Longitudinal Study

Posted: | L. M. Foster, M. M. Cuddy, D. B. Swanson, K. Z. Holtzman, M. M. Hammoud, P. M. Wallach

Academic Medicine: November 2018 - Volume 93 - Issue 11S - p S14-S20

 

An important goal of medical education is to teach students to use an electronic health record (EHR) safely and effectively. The purpose of this study is to examine medical student accounts of EHR use during their core inpatient clinical clerkships using a national sample. Paper health records (PHRs) are similarly examined.

Category:Health Professions

Diagnosing Diagnostic Models: From Von Neumann’s Elephant to Model Equivalencies and Network Psychometrics

Posted: | M. von Davier

Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 16:1, 59-70

 

This article critically reviews how diagnostic models have been conceptualized and how they compare to other approaches used in educational measurement. In particular, certain assumptions that have been taken for granted and used as defining characteristics of diagnostic models are reviewed and it is questioned whether these assumptions are the reason why these models have not had the success in operational analyses and large-scale applications, contrary to what many have hoped.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, General Measurement