ABSTRACT

This comprehensive, yet accessible, text demystifies the challenging area of competence assessement in medicine and the health sciences, providing a clear framework and the tools for anyone working or studying in this area. Written by a single, highly experienced, author, the content benefits from uniformity of style and is supported and enhanced by a range of pedagogic features including cases, questions and summaries. Essential reading for all students and practitioners of medical education, it will also be an invaluable guide for allied health professionals and psychologists with a general interest in assessment, evaluation and measurement and a useful library reference.

part I|2 pages

Foundations

chapter 1|32 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|21 pages

Statistics and test score interpretation

chapter 4|25 pages

Correlational-based methods

part II|6 pages

Validity and reliability

chapter 5|23 pages

Validity I: Logical/Face and content

chapter 6|24 pages

Validity II: Correlational-based

chapter 8|22 pages

Reliability I: Classical methods

chapter 9|17 pages

Reliability II: Advanced methods

part III|4 pages

Test construction and evaluation