Reforms of the Korean Medical Licensing Examination regarding item development and performance evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Korean Medical Licensing Examination (KMLE) has undergone a variety of innovative reforms implemented by the National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board (NHPLEB) in order to make it a competency-based test. The purpose of this article is to describe the ways in which the KMLE has been reformed and the effect of those innovations on medical education in Korea.

Methods

Changes in the KMLE were traced from 1994 to 2014 by reviewing the adoption of new policies by the NHPLEB and the relevant literature.

Results

The most important reforms that turned the examination into a competency-based test were the following: First, the subjects tested on the exam were revised; second, R-type items were introduced; third, the proportion of items involving problem

SUBMITTER: Yim MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4397843 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature