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Clinical evaluation in prosthodontics: practical methods to improve validity and reliability at the undergraduate
J D Gerrow1, M A Boyd, G Doyle
1Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
The potential causes of reliability and validity problems with traditional methods of evaluating a student's clinical prosthodontic skills are reviewed. Practical methods of evaluating critical skills in a reliable and valid way are presented. These methods include clinical tests using written criteria and anonymous examiners, skills assessment by faculty members, patient-based written examinations, and bell ringer examinations.