Factor analysis can be a useful standard setting tool in a high stakes OSCE assessment.

No method of standard setting for objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) is perfect. Using scores aggregated across stations risks allowing students who are incompetent in some core skills to pass an examination, which may not be acceptable for high stakes assessments. To assess the feas...

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Published in:Medical Education Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 825 - 832
Main Authors: Chesser AM, Laing MR, Miedzybrodzka ZH, Brittenden J, Heys SD
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2004
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