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Home Research Research Library Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination 2012 Author(s) Royal, Kenneth D, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine When high-stakes examinations, such as the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM) Maintenance of Certifi cation-in Family Practice (MC-FP) examination are administered, candidates and diplomates are keenly interested in the accuracy of their test scores, especially when their scores are close to, but below, the pass/fail cut point. In some instances, candidates will attempt to reverse engineer their scores using the information provided on the score report in an effort to verify the “weighted sum of the subtest scores” is congruent with the overall test score. Any discrepancy might become alarming to the candidate, providing a seemingly legitimate reason to believe the overall score was inaccurate, thus prompting a phone call to the ABFM for further investigation and clarifi cation. Historically, such a mistake in scoring has never been found; however, a statistical phenomenon that we will describe below could make it appear so. We would like to explain this phenomenon so that examinees who attempt to reverse engineer their score reports will better understand the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” phenomenon. ABFM Research Read all 2014 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results 2005 Listening to the diplomates: physicians’ feedback on Self-Assessment Modules Go to Listening to the diplomates: physicians’ feedback on Self-Assessment Modules 1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture 2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know?
Author(s) Royal, Kenneth D, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results 2005 Listening to the diplomates: physicians’ feedback on Self-Assessment Modules Go to Listening to the diplomates: physicians’ feedback on Self-Assessment Modules 1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture 2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know?
2014 Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results Go to Completing Self-Assessment Modules during Residency is Associated with Better Certification Exam Results
2005 Listening to the diplomates: physicians’ feedback on Self-Assessment Modules Go to Listening to the diplomates: physicians’ feedback on Self-Assessment Modules
1996 A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture Go to A brief history of the American Board of Family Practice: the Second Annual Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD, Memorial Lecture
2014 Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know? Go to Do family physicians choose self-assessment activities based on what they know or don’t know?
