According to the authors of recent research from Chicago, Illinois, 'During the last decade, interest in assessing professionalism in medical education has increased exponentially and has led to the development of many new assessment tools. Efforts to validate the scores produced by tools designed to assess professionalism have lagged well behind the development of these tools.'
'This paper provides a structured framework for collecting evidence to support the validity of assessments of professionalism. The paper begins with a short history of the concept of validity in the context of psychological assessment. It then describes Michael Kane's approach to validity as a structured argument. The majority of the paper then focuses on how Kane's framework can be applied to assessments of professionalism,' wrote B.E. Clauser and colleagues, American Board of Medical Specialties.
The researchers concluded: 'Examples are provided from the literature, and recommendations for future investigation are made in areas where the literature is deficient.'
Clauser and colleagues published their study in Advances in Health Sciences Education (Validity considerations in the assessment of professionalism. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2012;17(2):165-181).
For additional information, contact B.E. Clauser, Amer Board Med Specialties, Chicago, IL, United States.
Publisher contact information for the journal Advances in Health Sciences Education is: Springer, Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 Gz Dordrecht, Netherlands.
Keywords: City:Chicago, State:Illinois, Country:United States, Region:North and Central America, Health Education Research
This article was prepared by Education Letter editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2012, Education Letter via VerticalNews.com.
