Development of a Scoring Algorithm To Replace Expert Rating for Scoring a Complex Performance-Based Assessment

Brian E. Clauser; Linette P. Ross; Stephen G. Clyman; Kathie M. Rose; Melissa J. Margolis; Ronald J. Nungester; Thomas E. Piemme; Lucy Chang; Gigi El-Bayoumi; Gary L. Malakoff; Pierre S. Pincetl

Applied Measurement in Education Vol. 10, No. 4 (1997) pp. 345–58

Describes an automated scoring algorithm for a computer-based simulation examination of physicians' patient-management skills. Results with 280 medical students show that scores produced using this algorithm are highly correlated to actual clinician ...