What should the standard be for passing and mastery on the Critical Thinking about Health Test? A consensus study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Most health literacy measures rely on subjective self-assessment. The Critical Thinking about Health Test is an objective measure that includes two multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for each of the nine Informed Health Choices Key Concepts included in the educational resources for secondary schools. The objective of this study was to determine cut-off scores for passing (the border between having and not having a basic understanding and the ability to apply the nine concepts) and mastery (the border between having mastered and not having mastered them).

Design

Using a combination of two widely used methods: Angoff's and Nedelsky's, a panel judged the likelihood that an individual on the border of passing and another on the border of having mastered the concepts woul

SUBMITTER: Nsangi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9972413 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature