Developing Computerized Adaptive Testing for a National Health Professionals Exam: An Attempt from Psychometric Simulations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The accurate assessment of health professionals' competence is critical for ensuring public health safety and quality of care. Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) based on the Item Response Theory (IRT) has the potential to improve measurement accuracy and reduce respondent burden. In this study, we conducted psychometric simulations to develop a CAT for evaluating the candidates' competence of health professionals.

Methods

The initial CAT item bank was sourced from the Standardized Competence Test for Clinical Medicine Undergraduates (SCTCMU), a nationwide summative test in China, consisting of 300 multiple-choice items. We randomly selected response data from 2000 Chinese clinical medicine undergraduates for analysis. Two types of analyses were performed: firs

SUBMITTER: Xu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10624130 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature