Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations in One Program

A Descriptive and Evaluative Study

Bibliographic Data

ID3866955
AuthorsHarman D Burck (Harman (United Kingdom)), Gary W Peterson (Florida State University)
Year1983
Volume23
Issue2
Pages169-172
Publication date1983-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCounselor Education and Supervision (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0035 • E-ISSN: 1556-6978
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1556-6978.1983.tb00601.x
OpenAlexW2072549357
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited1

Most doctoral programs in counseling require a preliminary or written comprehensive examination. The literature in professional journals concerning the composition, administration, scoring and evaluation of such examinations is scant. This article presents a description of how one doctoral program conducted such examinations for 25 students over a 3-year period. Interjudge reliabilities are reported. The examinations describedwere conducted with limited resources and served well the needs of the department. Faculty and students seemed to be satisfied with the procedure

Descriptive research · Evaluation methods · Graduate students · Medical education · Pedagogy · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Medicine · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research · Psychology

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