| Oral assessment and postgraduate medical examinations: establishing conditions for validity, reliability and fairness. | |
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PMID: 18386152 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The purpose of this review was to examine the practice of oral assessment in postgraduate medical education in the context of the core assessment constructs of validity, reliability and fairness. Although oral assessment has a long history in the certification process of medical specialists and is a well-established part of such proceedings for a wide range of specialties in most countries, there remains concern regarding its use. Therefore, there has been some move away from oral assessment for postgraduate medical education in some countries. This review also highlights the complexity of oral assessment as an examination format, partly through a consideration of the six dimensions of oral assessment, and raises concerns about the validity, reliability and fairness of such an assessment procedure for the award of certification of completion of the specialist training. Supporting high quality published research into examination practices and outcomes and acting on the findings of such research is needed urgently to allay concerns about the transparency and fairness of these examinations, especially when assessing international medical graduates. The article concludes by proposing 15 conditions under which oral assessment is valid, reliable and fair. |
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Authors:
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Muhammed Ashraf Memon; Gordon Rowland Joughin; Breda Memon |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2008-04-02 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice Volume: 15 ISSN: 1573-1677 ISO Abbreviation: Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-01 Completed Date: 2010-06-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9612021 Medline TA: Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 277-89 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, QLD, Australia. mmemon@yahoo.com |
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Education, Medical, Graduate
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standards* Educational Measurement / methods*, standards* Humans Reproducibility of Results |
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