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ERIC Number: EJ407160
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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The Mismeasure of Medical Education.
Anderson, Norman D.
Academic Medicine, v65 n3 p159-60 Mar 1990
Standardized tests have been introduced to promote more uniform measurements of cognitive abilities and science achievement. With faculty redirecting their efforts to conform to the design and content of standardized tests, tests like the National Board of Medical Examiners examinations, have begun to direct the content of medical education. (MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Predictive Measurement, Selective Admission, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Medical College Admission Test; SAT (College Admission Test)
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