Angoff methods in standard setting in health professional education: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standard setting is a critical component of assessment in health professions education, ensuring fairness, defensibility, and validity in determining minimum competence. Among criterion-referenced approaches, the Angoff method and its variants are widely applied. However, the evidence base on their comparative performance remains fragmented, with no recent quantitative synthesis available. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the outcomes of Angoff methods across different educational and assessment contexts.

Methods

A systematic electronic search was conducted for studies that applied Angoff or its variants [Modified, Yes/No, Three-level, Group (Yes/No), or Mastery] in health professions assessments and reported at least one of the following

SUBMITTER: Sridharan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12751688 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature