| An evaluation of local item dependencies in the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I. | |
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PMID: 14557099 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: This study investigates (a) whether items within the Multiple-Choice Questions component of the Medical Council of Canada's Qualifying Examination Part I exhibit local dependencies and (b) potential sources of such dependencies. METHOD: The dimensionality of each of six discipline-based subtests was assessed based on exploratory nonlinear factor analyses. A standardized Fisher's z statistic was used to test residual item correlations for local item dependencies. The characteristics of pairs of items flagged as possibly locally dependent were reviewed. RESULTS: Some items in the Pediatrics and Public Medicine/Community Health subtests are locally dependent; these tend to be the more difficult items on the subtests. DISCUSSION: While these results are encouraging, the possible causes and potential impacts of any local dependencies should be investigated further. |
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Authors:
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Christina Van Barneveld; Ruth A Childs |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 78 ISSN: 1040-2446 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2003 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-10-14 Completed Date: 2003-11-26 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S65-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Lakehead University, Faculty of Education, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada. cvanbarneveld@oise.utoronto.ca |
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Canada Clinical Competence Educational Measurement / statistics & numerical data* Humans Licensure, Medical* Psychometrics Students, Medical |
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