Purpose Progress testing is an increasingly popular form of assessment in which a
comprehensive test is administered to learners repeatedly over time. To inform potential …

Background Report writing skills are a core competency to be acquired during residency, yet
objective tools for tracking performance are lacking. Purpose To investigate whether the …

The introduction of competency-based medical education has shifted thinking from a fixed-
time model to one stressing attained competencies, independent of the time needed to …

Formula scoring (FS) is the use of a don't know option (DKO) with subtraction of points for
wrong answers. Its effect on construct validity and reliability of progress test scores, is …

Objectives To describe the development of the Dutch Radiology Progress Test (DRPT) for
knowledge testing in radiology residency training in The Netherlands from its start in 2003 …

Rationale and Objectives The principles of Collins' cognitive apprenticeship model were
used to design a radiology curriculum in which medical students practice radiological skills …

Purpose To investigate knowledge and image interpretation skill development in residency
by studying scores on knowledge and image questions on radiology tests, mediated by the …

Rationale and Objectives The psychometric characteristics of image-based test items in
radiological written examinations are not well known. In this study, we explored difficulty and …

Background Yearly formative knowledge testing (also known as progress testing) was
shown to have a limited construct-validity and reliability in postgraduate medical education …

Visual expertise is a fundamental proficiency in many vocations and many questions have
risen on the topic, with studies looking at experts and novices differences' in observation (eg …