An Application of Item Response Theory to Certifying Examinations in Internal Medicine.

Shea, Judy A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ383277

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Publication Date: 1988

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An Application of Item Response Theory to Certifying Examinations in Internal Medicine.

Shea, Judy A.; And Others

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v11 n3 p283-305 Sep 1988

Item response theory's (IRT) suitability for medical examination data was examined, using data on 2,000 candidates who took the 1980 and 1982 American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examinations. Focus was on determining whether the tests met IRT assumptions and applying one-parameter and three-parameter IRT models to the data. (TJH)

Descriptors: Content Validity, Goodness of Fit, Graduate Medical Education, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Latent Trait Theory, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Multiple Choice Tests, Test Validity

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Language: English

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