Investigating the use of written and performance-based testing to summarize competence on the case management component of the NBCE part IV-national practical examination

Paul D Townsend; Mark G Christensen; Clarence D Kreiter; James R zumBrunnen

doi:10.1080/10401330903445737

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Investigating the use of written and performance-based testing to summarize competence on the case management component of the NBCE part IV-national practical examination

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Investigating the use of written and performance-based testing to summarize competence on the case management component of the NBCE part IV-national practical examination

Paul D Townsend, Mark G Christensen, Clarence D Kreiter and James R zumBrunnen

Teaching and learning in medicine, Vol.22(1), pp.16-21

01/2010

DOI: 10.1080/10401330903445737

PMID: 20391278

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Abstract

Large-scale performance-based examinations are logistically complex and costly to run. Scores based solely on performance-based stations require extended testing time to achieve acceptable generalizability. Combining scores from performance-based formats and written formats may improve test generalizability. Data from 718 test-takers on the standardized patient-based portion of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Part IV examination were analyzed using a generalizability framework. The written and performance scores displayed a moderate universe score correlation indicating each component provided unique information about related clinical skills and the examinee's ability to manage a case. Combining the two scores provided a summary score that was more generalizable than either of the two measures individually. These results provide guidance for improving the generalizability of the standardized patient-based stations by combining the scores on the performance and written components using appropriate weighting procedures.

Reproducibility of Results

Case Management - standards

Educational Measurement - methods

Humans

Chiropractic - education

Clinical Competence - standards

Task Performance and Analysis

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Title: Subtitle: Investigating the use of written and performance-based testing to summarize competence on the case management component of the NBCE part IV-national practical examination
Creators: Paul D Townsend - Department of Practical Testing Research and Development, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Greeley, Colorado, USA
Mark G Christensen
Clarence D Kreiter
James R zumBrunnen
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Teaching and learning in medicine, Vol.22(1), pp.16-21
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1080/10401330903445737
PMID: 20391278
ISSN: 1040-1334
eISSN: 1532-8015
Language: English
Date published: 01/2010
Academic Unit: Family and Community Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984024555102771

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