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  • Medical Education
  • Simulation-Based Assessment
  • Validity Evidence

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  • Simulation is increasingly used in programmatic assessment, but validity evidence is often lacking.
  • Kane's validity framework provides a structured approach to appraising assessment validity.
  • The echocardiography competence assessment tool (ECAT) was developed for simulation-based learning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply Kane's validity framework to the ECAT.
  • To evaluate the ECAT's utility as an assessment for learning.
  • To focus on the implications of the ECAT for promoting trainee learning.

Main Methods:

  • Implemented the ECAT with 14 cardiology trainees and 4 raters.
  • Collected simulation performance data and conducted post-assessment interviews.
  • Used directed content and quantitative analyses to generate validity evidence.

Main Results:

  • ECAT scores accurately reflected trainee performance and identified learning opportunities.
  • High inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.913).
  • ECAT scores correlated with cardiology exam scores and positively associated with diagnostic quality and experience.

Conclusions:

  • A validity argument supports the ECAT as a simulation-based assessment for learning.
  • Findings suggest areas for optimizing the ECAT.
  • The study illustrates Kane's framework for educators using simulation-based assessments.