Description and impact of using a standard-setting method for determining pass/fail scores in a surgery clerkship - 22/08/11
, Julia Corcoran, M.D., Debra DaRosa, Ph.D.
Corresponding author. 9977 Woods Dr., Skokie, IL 60077. Tel.: +1-847-663-8050; fax: +1-848-663-8054.Abstract |
Background |
Research on performance evaluation highlights the importance of using multiple measures to develop an accurate profile of students, yet we found no literature describing the use of a standard-setting method for determining a pass/fail cutoff for a clerkship based on multiple assessment methods.
Method |
Steps in setting an absolute standard for a pass/fail grade are described. The new cut-off score was used to compare what decisions would have been made had it been applied in previous clerkships.
Results |
We successfully applied the Hofstee method to ascertain a new standard pass/fail cutoff for our total surgery clerkship score. Had this absolute score been used in 4 prior clerkships, 150 instead of 152 would have passed the clerkship, and 10 instead of 8 would have failed the clerkship.
Conclusions |
A standard-setting method can be applied to a final clinical clerkship grade even when multiple performance measures are used.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Hofstee, Standard setting, Clerkship grades, Pass/fail cutoff
Plan
Vol 193 - N° 2
P. 252-257 - février 2007 Retour au numéro
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