Validity Evidence for USMLE Examination Cut Scores: Results of a Large-Scale Survey
| Autor: | Marcia L. Winward, Melissa J. Margolis, Brian E. Clauser, Gerard F. Dillon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Licensure
Educational measurement medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General Medicine Licensure Medical United States Medical Licensing Examination United States Education Clinical knowledge Surveys and Questionnaires Family medicine Scale (social sciences) Statistics Credibility medicine Educational Status Humans Educational Measurement Clinical Medicine business Education Medical Undergraduate |
| Zdroj: | Academic Medicine. 85:S93-S97 |
| ISSN: | 1040-2446 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181ed4028 |
| Popis: | Purpose This research examined the credibility of the cut scores used to make pass/fail decisions on United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge, and Step 3. Method Approximately 15,000 members of nine constituency groups were asked their opinions about (1) current initial and ultimate fail rates and (2) the highest acceptable, lowest acceptable, and optimal initial and ultimate fail rates. Results Initial fail rates were generally viewed as appropriate; more variability was associated with ultimate fail rates. Actual fail rates for each examination across recent years fell within the range that respondents considered acceptable. Conclusions Results provide important evidence to support the appropriateness of the cut scores used to make classification decisions for USMLE examinations. This evidence is viewed as part of the overall validity argument for decisions based on USMLE scores. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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