Introduction Ensuring equivalence in high-stakes performance exams is important for patient
safety and candidate fairness. We compared inter-school examiner differences within a …

Methods We address two objectives. First, we investigate the dependence of rater-
consistency on performance levels. We recorded videos of mock-exams and had examiners …

Background We investigated whether question format and access to the correct answers
affect the pass mark set by standard-setters on written examinations. Methods Trained …

Rasch modelling is a powerful tool for evaluating item performance, measuring drift in
difficulty over time, and comparing students who sat assessments at different times or at …

Objective To pilot an SJT developed to assess empathy, teamwork, and integrity, and to
explore differences in performance between first-year (P1) and fourth-year (P4) student …

Background Due to differing assessment systems across UK medical schools, making
meaningful cross-school comparisons on undergraduate students' performance in …

Introduction: Ensuring examiner equivalence across assessment locations is a priority within
distributed Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs) but is challenging due to lack of …

Introduction: Ensuring examiner equivalence across distributed assessment locations is a
priority within distributed Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs) but is challenging as …

Defining borderline group is a crucial step when applying standard setting methods in
objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). However, it is the most challenging and …

Producing a robust multiple-choice question examination (MCQ) for high-stakes assessment
requires significant time and effort to ensure reliability and validity. The enhancement …