Objective: The amendment of the Medical Licensing Act (ÄAppO) in Germany in 2002 led to the introduction of graded assessments in the clinical part of medical studies.
Kirschstein, Timo +9 more
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Life‐Threatening Bradycardia in Anti‐NMDA‐Receptor Encephalitis and a Novel Use for Permanent Pacing
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric anti‐NMDA receptor encephalitis (pNMDARE) is an autoantibody‐mediated disorder that can cause severe autonomic dysfunction, including symptomatic bradycardia and asystole. Dysautonomia can last for years, making it very challenging to manage.
Sarah Tucker +9 more
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Simulation of low-high method in adaptive testing
The era of disruption significantly engineered a classic testing system into an adaptive testing system where each test taker takes a unique test. However, the carrying capacity of the adaptive testing system engineering is experiencing obstacles in ...
Rukli Rukli, Noor Azeam Atan
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THE COMPARISON OF ITEMS‟ AND TESTEES‟ABILITY PARAMETER ESTIMATION IN DICHOTOMOUS AND POLITOMUS SCORING (STUDIES IN THE READING ABILITY OF TEST OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY) [PDF]
This study aimed to compare the testees‘ ability estimation in the politomus and dichotomous scoring model. The data used in this study are the responses of testees to the Test of English Proficiency (TOEP) set 1 in reading subtest, which are usually ...
Heri, Retnawati
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Developmental, Neuroanatomical and Cellular Expression of Genes Causing Dystonia
ABSTRACT Objective Dystonia is one of the most common movement disorders, with variants in multiple genes identified as causative. However, an understanding of which developmental stages, brain regions, and cell types are most relevant is crucial for developing relevant disease models and therapeutics.
Darren Cameron +5 more
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Evaluating the Construct Validity of Basic Science Curriculum Assessment Instrument for Critical Thinking: A Case-Study [PDF]
The Rasch model is a practical framework for evaluating a construct validity of assessment instruments. It is capable of determining how the measurement of person's ability (endorsement) and item difficulty matches with each other.
Chau-Kuang Chen +3 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi +2 more
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Variably Protease‐Sensitive Prionopathy: Two New Cases With Motor Neuron‐Dementia Syndrome
ABSTRACT We describe two patients with variably protease‐sensitive prionopathy (VPSPr) who developed progressive upper motor neuron symptoms, insomnia, behavioral and cognitive decline, compatible with primary lateral sclerosis associated with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
María Elena Erro +10 more
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On the Statistical and Heuristic Difficulty Estimates of a High Stakes Test in Iran
The findings of previous research into thecompatibility of stakeholders’ perceptions with statistical estimations of itemdifficulty are not seemingly consistent. Furthermore, most research shows thatteachers’ estimation of item difficulty is not reliable
Alireza Ahmadi +2 more
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The Impact of Item Difficulty on Judgment of Confidence-A Cross-Level Moderated Mediation Model. [PDF]
Zhou Y, Jia N.
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