Objectives To assess whether international medical graduates passing the two
examinations set by the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB1 and …

Objectives Sources of bias, such as the examiners, domains and stations, can influence the
student marks in objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). This study describes the …

Background In standard setting techniques involving panels of judges, the attributes of
judges may affect the cut-scores. This simulation study modelled the effect of the number of …

Problem/background In midwifery we espouse a woman centred care approach to practice,
yet in midwifery education no valid instrument exists with which to measure the performance …

Introduction: It is known that test-centered methods for setting standards in knowledge tests
(eg Angoff or Ebel) are problematic, with expert judges not able to consistently predict the …

The objective structured practical examination (OSPE) is a reliable assessment of practical
skills in anatomy teaching. It is often administered as low‐stake assessments to track …

Validating performance standards is challenging and complex. Because of the difficulties
associated with collecting evidence related to external criteria, validity arguments rely …

Introduction: Many standard setting procedures focus on the performance of the “borderline”
group, defined through expert judgments by assessors. In performance assessments such …

Despite being widely used and frequently studied, the Angoff standard setting procedure
has received little attention with respect to an integral part of the process: how judges …

An Angoff standard setting study generally yields judgments on a number of items by a
number of judges (who may or may not be nested in panels). Variability associated with …