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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2023

Development of a shared item repository for progress testing in veterinary education.

Elisabeth Schaper, Theo van Haeften, Jakob Wandall, Antti Iivanainen, Johanna Penell, Charles McLean Press, Pierre Lekeux, Peter Holm

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Elisabeth Schaper *Centre for E-learning, Didactics and Educational Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Hannover, Germany.
Theo van Haeften *Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Jakob WandallNordicMetrics Aps, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Antti IivanainenDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Johanna PenellDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Charles McLean PressDepartment of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway.
Pierre LekeuxEuropean Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE), Vienna, Austria.
Peter Holm *Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.

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Abstract

Introduction: Progress testing in education is an assessment principle for the measurement of students' progress over time, e.g., from start to graduation. Progress testing offers valid longitudinal formative measurement of the growth in the cognitive skills of the individual students within the subjects of the test as well as a tool for educators to monitor potential educational gaps and mismatches within the curriculum in relation to the basic veterinary learning outcomes. Methods: Six veterinary educational establishments in Denmark, Finland, Germany (Hannover), the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden established in cooperation with the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) a common veterinary item repository that can be used for progress testing in European Veterinary Education Establishments (VEEs), linear as well as computer adaptive, covering the EAEVE veterinary subjects and theoretical "Day One Competencies." First, a blueprint was created, suitable item formats were identified, and a quality assurance process for reviewing and approving items was established. The items were trialed to create a database of validated and calibrated items, and the responses were subsequently psychometrically analyzed according to Modern Test Theory. Results: In total, 1,836 items were submitted of which 1,342 were approved by the reviewers for trial testing. 1,119 students from all study years and all partners VEEs participated in one or more of six item trials, and 1,948 responses were collected. Responses were analyzed using Rasch Modeling (analysis of item-fit, differential item function, item-response characteristics). A total of 821 calibrated items of various difficulty levels matching the veterinary students' abilities and covering the veterinary knowledge domains have been banked. Discussion: The item bank is now ready to be used for formative progress testing in European veterinary education. This paper presents and discusses possible pitfalls, problems, and solutions when establishing an international veterinary progress test.

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adaptive testingday one competenciesEuropean veterinary educationitem writinglinear testingProgress testingquality assuranceveterinary item repository

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