Interrelationships between Knowledge and Performance-Based Testing in a Surgery Clerkship.

Schwartz, Richard W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ433072

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Interrelationships between Knowledge and Performance-Based Testing in a Surgery Clerkship.

Schwartz, Richard W.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v66 n9 suppl pS19-21 Sep 1991

A study investigated the relationships among nine instruments designed to measure clinical knowledge and performance in a third-year surgery clerkship. Results suggest that various types of measures are necessary for broad evaluation of clinical performance. Instruments clustered into two groups: measures of medical knowledge and clinical application. (MSE)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Medical Education, Professional Education, Surgery, Test Reliability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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