Continued research on computer-based testing.
The National Board of Medical Examiners has developed computer-based examination formats for use in evaluating physicians in training. This paper describes continued research on these formats including attitudes about computers and effects of factors not related to the trait being measured; differences between paper-administered and computer-administered multiple-choice questions; and the characteristics of simulation formats. The implications for computer-based testing and further research are discussed.
Clyman
S G
SG
National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Julian
E R
ER
Orr
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Dillon
G F
GF
Cotton
K E
KE
D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D016544:Patient Simulation; D012984:Software; D014481:United States