Do Objective Professional Examinations Involve Reasoning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sidney H Newman (U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C., corresponding author), Margaret A Howell (U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C.) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-129 |
| Publication date | 1966-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1966.18.1.123 |
| PMID | 5908471 |
| OpenAlex | W2049463450 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
An objective professional examination in medicine and three relatively “pure” tests of reasoning were administered to a key development group of 88 medical interns and a cross-validation group of 83 interns. Results suggest that professional examination items involving reasoning can be identified by a physician or by item-analysis against reasoning tests. Judgmentally identified items correlated .35 to .49 with general and deductive reasoning; items identified by item-analysis correlated on cross-validation, .37 to .46 with these reasoning factors. (Spearman-Brown estimates were in the .50-.70 range.)
Cognition · Deductive reasoning · Medical education · Psychiatry · Test (biology · Verbal reasoning · Applied Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills · Computer Science · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1966 - 1966 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |