Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) are widely used in dental
undergraduate assessment, often determining progression or graduation. Student …

Assessments are widely used in dental education to record the academic progress of
students and ultimately determine whether they are ready to begin independent dental …

This paper details a two-stage process for standard setting using an extended pairwise
comparison method. It describes the application of a new process of establishing a set of …

The Bachelor's Dental Programme (BDS) in Malaysia is a 5-year full-time undergraduate
course, the tenets of which lie in an overarching competency-and outcome-based curriculum …

Background. Dental students learn and practice clinical procedures in clinical skills
laboratories. These practices are graded by qualified staff to evaluate the effectiveness of …

Undergraduate dental students acquire their clinical skills through the hands-on training on
phantom heads. This is essential to develop their skills and experience and to ensure they …

Background The outcome of assessments is determined by the standard‐setting method
used. Standard setting is the process of deciding what is good enough. A cutoff score of 50 …

Aim The aim of this study was to find ways to improve reliability of cut‐off scores that are
typically used to make high‐stake decisions in dental education by empirically comparing …

Fixed pass rate is a sensitive issue in the current practice of assessment in medical
education and is often used as a preset number randomly decided by the institution's …

Background:• The Problem and Gap: Standard setting for assessments in medical education
continues to be a less well-understood area. The new educationists are often faced with …