Reliability and Validity of a Procedure to Measure Diagnostic Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills Taught in Predoctoral Orthodontic Education.

Albanese, Mark A.; Jacobs, Richard M.

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ERIC Number: EJ419349

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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ISSN: ISSN-0163-2787

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Reliability and Validity of a Procedure to Measure Diagnostic Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills Taught in Predoctoral Orthodontic Education.

Albanese, Mark A.; Jacobs, Richard M.

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v13 n4 p412-24 Dec 1990

The reliability and validity of a procedure to measure diagnostic-reasoning and problem-solving skills taught in predoctoral orthodontic education were studied using 68 second year dental students. The procedure includes stimulus material and 33 multiple-choice items. It is a feasible way of assessing problem-solving skills in dentistry education and in other areas. (SLD)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Dental Students, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Problem Solving, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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