Pre-conference Reading Materials

  1. Boulet, JR & Swanson, DB. Psychometric Challenges of Using Simulations for High-Stakes Assessment.
  2. Cook, DA & Beckman, TJ. Current Concepts in Validity and Reliability for Psychometric Instruments: Theory and Application.
  3. Downing SM. Validity: On the Meaningful Interpretation of Assessment Data.
  4. Downing, SM, Tekian & A, Yudkowsky, R. Procedures for Establishing Defensible Absolute Passing Scores on Performance Examinations in Health Professions Education.
  5. Norcini, JJ. Current Perspectives in Assessment: The Assessment of Performance at Work.
  6. Norcini, J. & Boulet, J. Methodological Issues in the Use of Standardized Patients for Assessment.
  7. Norcini, J & Burch, V. Workplace-Based Assessment as an Educational Tool: AMEE Guide No. 31.
  8. Norcini, JJ & McKinley, DW. Assessment Methods in Medical Education.
  9. Whelan, GP, Boulet, JR, McKinley, DW, et al. Scoring Standardized Patient Examinations: Lessons Learned from the Development and Administration of the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment (CSAŽ).