Development of a reliable multimedia, computer-based measure of clinical skills in bedside neurology.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2003
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study reports the development of reliable multimedia, computer-based measures of bedside neurology skills.
METHOD: A consortium of neurologists and medical educators (1) identified bedside skills and (2) created a computer-based test. Test-item stems were multimedia clips of standardized patients. Options appeared as text. Sixty-one junior medical students responded to these items.
RESULTS: The 77-item test yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.85. Subgroup item analysis resulted in reliability coefficients of 0.73 for the 20-question "pretest" (Test A) and 0.75 for the 20-question "posttest" (Test B).
CONCLUSION: Two sets of test items were developed that can be used as outcome measures in studies that assess the effectiveness of educational interventions in bedside neurology.
Volume
78
Issue
10 Suppl
First Page
52
Last Page
54
ISSN
1040-2446
Published In/Presented At
Millos, R. T., Gordon, D. L., Issenberg, S. B., Reynolds, P. S., Lewis, S. L., McGaghie, W. C., & Petrusa, E. R. (2003). Development of a reliable multimedia, computer-based measure of clinical skills in bedside neurology. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 78(10 Suppl), S52–S54. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001888-200310001-00017
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
14557095
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article