| Description |
1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on the Editors -- Chapter 1: Basic Concepts -- Introduction -- Types of Assessments -- Formative Assessment -- Summative Assessment -- Assessments Methods -- Written Assessment -- Performance-Based Assessment -- The Quality of the Assessment -- Validity -- From "Types of Validity" to Sources of Validity Evidence -- What Is a "Construct? -- Sources of Validity Evidence -- Content -- Response Process -- Internal Structure -- Relationship to Other Variables -- Consequences -- What Affects Validity (Threats to Validity)? -- Reliability |
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Why Obtaining Reliability Is Important? -- What Affects Reliability? -- How to Measure Reliability? -- Educational Impact, Acceptability, and Cost -- Educational Impact -- Acceptability -- Cost -- References -- Chapter 2: Assessment of Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Outcome-Based Assessment -- Classifications of Intended Learning Outcomes -- Levels of the Cognitive Domain (Bloom's Taxonomy) -- Psychomotor and Affective Domains (Tables 2.4 and 2.5) -- Miller's Pyramid -- Types of Written Assessment -- Restricted-Response Items -- Commonly Used Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Newer Formats of Multiple-Choice Questions -- Constructed-Response Items -- References -- Chapter 3: Blueprint in Assessment -- What Is Blueprint? Blueprint in the Context of Health Professional Education -- Theoretical Underpinning of Blueprint -- Benefits of Blueprinting -- Designing the Blueprint -- Developing the Blueprint -- Phase One: Topics' Weight Estimation -- Phase Two: Selection of the Appropriate Assessment Tool -- Examples for Blueprint Templates -- Research Methodology Course (Table 3.7) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Constructed Response Items |
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Overview of Constructed Response Items and Rationale of Their Uses -- Types of Constructed Response Items -- Long Essay Question -- Modified Essay Question (MEQ) -- Short Answer Question (SAQ) -- Constructing SAQs and MEQs -- Using Rubric in CRI -- Key Feature Approach Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5: Key Feature Items -- The Concept of Key Feature Items -- The Structure of Key Feature Items -- Psychometric Properties of Key Feature Items -- Evidence Based on Content -- Evidence-Based Response Process -- Evidence Based on Internal Structure |
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Evidence Based on Relations to Other Variables -- Evidence Based on Consequences of Testing -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: A-Type MCQs -- Background -- Contextual Items -- Noncontextual Items -- Advantages and Limitations -- How to Construct A-Type MCQs? -- Stem -- Lead-in -- Options -- Distractors -- What Is the Optimal Number of Options in an Item: Five, Four, or Three? -- What Is the Justification for Reducing the Number of Options? -- Is Reducing the Number of Options Is the Only Way to Minimize NFDs? -- Decreasing the Options from Five to Four Has Undesirable Effects |
| Summary |
This book is an indispensable yet simple reference for the daily use of a medical teacher. It addresses the needs of medical teachers interested in providing instruction and assessment in writing and written language, offering detailed guidance in simple and straightforward language. The book goes beyond mere description; it provides many practical examples, valuable materials that can be utilized in training workshops and medical educator professional development courses. The book will be of interest to novice and experienced teachers in medical schools, in addition to university teachers in other health professions, such as dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, medical laboratory, physiotherapy, biomedical engineering and veterinary medicine |
| Notes |
Evidence Evaluation: Are Studies that Prefer Four Options Credible? |
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Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 15, 2023) |
| Subject |
Medicine -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Educational tests and measurements.
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Educational Measurement
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Educational tests and measurements
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Medicine -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Ensenyament de la medicina.
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Tests i proves en educació.
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| Genre/Form |
Llibres electrònics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gasmalla, Hosam Eldeen Elsadig
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Ibrahim, Alaa AbuElgasim Mohamed
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Wadi, Majed M
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Taha, Mohamed H
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| ISBN |
9783031117527 |
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3031117522 |
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