Davenport E S, Davis J E, Cushing A M, Holsgrove G J
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, St Bartholomew's School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Br Dent J. 1998 Feb 28;184(4):192-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809577.
'The assessment of students is a serious and often tragic enterprise.' The central question in assessment is 'What is one trying to assess?'. Is it factual knowledge, ability to apply and problem solve, clinical competencies or indeed other attributes? The domain being assessed requires appropriate methods. Professionals involved in examination development have identified three characteristics which all assessment methods demand: reliability, validity and feasibility. This article sets out to describe these features.
“对学生的评估是一项严肃且往往悲剧性的事业。”评估中的核心问题是“人们试图评估什么？”是事实性知识、应用和解决问题的能力、临床能力还是其他特质？所评估的领域需要合适的方法。参与考试开发的专业人员确定了所有评估方法都需要具备的三个特征：可靠性、有效性和可行性。本文旨在描述这些特征。
