title: Collusion of information on computerized patient management examinations.
abstract: In a computer presented examination the ratio of examinees to computer terminals is generally large. This implies that a computer presented test might span an entire day or several days with different groups of examinees taking the examination at different times. In such a situation, examinees who take the examination later on have the opportunity to gather information from their colleagues who took the examination earlier. This report investigates whether information exchanged between groups of examinees taking a computer presented patient management problem test improves the performance of late takers versus early takers. Results indicate that there is no exchange of information between groups of candidates.
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003201:Computers; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D011340:Problem Solving