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A primer on classical test theory and item response theory for assessments in medical education by De Champlain, André F

“…Context  A test score is a number which purportedly reflects a candidate’s proficiency in some clearly defined knowledge or skill domain. A test theory model…”
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Best-fit model of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the 2010 Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I clinical decision-making cases by Champlain, André F De

“…This study aims to assess the fit of a number of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis models to the 2010 Medical Council of Canada Qualifying…”
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Progress testing in clinical science education: Results of a pilot project between the National Board of Medical Examiners and a US Medical School by De Champlain, Andr F., Cuddy, Monica M., Scoles, Peter V., Brown, Marie, Swanson, David B., Holtzman, Kathleen, Butler, Aggie

“…Background: Though progress tests have been used for several decades in various medical education settings, a few studies have offered analytic frameworks that…”
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Examiners and content and site: Oh My! A national organization’s investigation of score variation in large-scale performance assessments by Sebok, Stefanie S., Roy, Marguerite, Klinger, Don A., De Champlain, André F.

“…Examiner effects and content specificity are two well known sources of construct irrelevant variance that present great challenges in performance-based…”
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Using Automated Scoring to Evaluate Written Responses in English and French on a High-Stakes Clinical Competency Examination by Latifi, Syed, Gierl, Mark J., Boulais, André-Philippe, De Champlain, André F.

“…We present a framework for technology-enhanced scoring of bilingual clinical decision-making (CDM) questions using an open-source scoring technology and…”
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Setting defensible performance standards on OSCEs and standardized patient examinations by Boulet, John R., De Champlain, André F., McKinley, Danette W.

“…Recently, standardized patient assessments and objective structured clinical examinations have been used for high-stakes certification and licensure decisions…”
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Gathering evidence of external validity for the Foundations of Medicine examination: a collaboration between the National Board of Medical Examiners and the University of Minho by Winward, Marcia L., De Champlain, André F., Grabovsky, Irina, Scoles, Peter Vincent, Swanson, David B., Holtzman, Kathleen Z., Pannizzo, Lorena, Sousa, Nuno, Costa, Manuel João

“…To gather evidence of external validity for the Foundations of Medicine (FOM) examination by assessing the relationship between its subscores and local grades…”
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Relationship between standardized patient checklist item accuracy and performing arts experience by Langenau, Erik E, Dyer, Caitlin, Roberts, William L, De Champlain, André F, Montrey, Donald P, Sandella, Jeanne M

“…: It is not known whether a Standardized Patient's (SP's) performing arts background could affect his or her accuracy in recording candidate performance on a…”
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Examining Contextual Effects in a Practice Analysis: An Application of Dual Scaling by De Champlain, André F., Cuddy, Monica M., LaDuca, Tony

“…Practice analyses are routinely used in support of the development of occupational and professional certification and licensure examinations. These analyses…”
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Collecting Evidence of Content Validity for the International Foundations of Medicine Examination: An Expert-Based Judgmental Approach by De Champlain, André F., Grabovsky, Irina, Scoles, Peter V., Pannizzo, Lorean, Winward, Marcia, Dermine, Annick, Himpens, Bernard

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Assessing the Reliability of Performance Assessment Scores: Some Considerations in Selecting an Appropriate Framework by De Champlain, André F, Gotzmann, Andrea, Qin, Sirius

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Modeling Passing Rates on a Computer-Based Medical Licensing Examination: An Application of Survival Data Analysis by de Champlain, André F., Winward, Marcia L., Dillon, Gerard F., de Champlain, Judy E.

“…The purpose of this article was to model United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 2 passing rates using the Cox Proportional Hazards Model,…”
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Calibrating the Medical Council of Canada's Qualifying Examination Part I using an integrated item response theory framework: a comparison of models and designs by De Champlain, Andre F, Boulais, Andre-Philippe, Dallas, Andrew

“…The aim of this research was to compare different methods of calibrating multiple choice question (MCQ) and clinical decision making (CDM) components for the…”
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The Effect of Multidimensionality on IRT True-Score Equating for Subgroups of Examinees by De Champlain, André F.

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the dimensionality of two forms of a large-scale standardized test separately for 3 ethnic groups of examinees and to…”
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Assessing the impact of examinee and standardized patient ethnicity on test scores in a large-scale clinical skills examination: gathering evidence for the consequential aspect of validity by De Champlain, André F, Schoeneberger, Jason, Boulet, John R

“…The purpose of this study was to assess whether the interaction of examinee and standardized patient (SP) ethnicity has an impact on data gathering and written…”
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Assessing medical students' clinical sciences knowledge in France: a collaboration between the NBME and a consortium of French medical schools by De Champlain, André F, Melnick, Donald, Scoles, Peter, Subhiyah, Raja, Holtzman, Kathy, Swanson, David, Angelucci, Kathy, McGrenra, Cathy, Fournier, Jean-Paul, Benchimol, Daniel, Rampal, Patrick, Staccini, Pascal, Braun, Marc, Kohler, Chantal, Guidet, Bertrand, Claudepierre, Pascal, Prével, Marc, Goldberg, James

“…The French government, as part of medical education reforms, has affirmed that an examination program for national residency selection will be implemented by…”
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Ensuring that the competent are truly competent: an overview of common methods and procedures used to set standards on high-stakes examinations by De Champlain, André F

“…Determining whether or not an examinee has met an adequate standard of performance constitutes a central task for licensure and certification bodies…”
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Setting and maintaining standards in multiple-choice examinations: Guide supplement 37.2 - Viewpoint by De Champlain, Andre F.

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Using an Approximate Chi-Square Statistic to Test the Number of Dimensions Underlying the Responses to a Set of Items by Gessaroli, Marc E., De Champlain, André F.

“…An approximate χ 2 statistic based on McDonald's (1967) nonlinear factor analytic representation of item response theory was proposed and investigated with…”
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Assessing the Reliability and Validity of a Residency Selection Process Examination: A Preliminary Study Between the National Board of Medical Examiners and the University of Panama Faculty of Medicine by De Champlain, Andre F., Scoles, Peter, Holtzman, Kathy, Angelucci, Kathy, Flores, Maria C., Mendoza, Enrique, Martin, Marion, De Calvo, Oriz Lam

“…Background: The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Panama is currently developing a national examination system that will be used to license graduates to…”
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