Abstract
Standard setting of exams is an important element of medical education. This is understandably so: it is difficult to qualify for medical school in the first place and once there, most assessments are high-stakes and failure rates need to be justified. As a consequence, numerous procedures have been established to determine cut-off values for exams. A cut-off value is the score of an assessment that determines who passes the exam and who does not. The cut-off in turn determines the failure rate, which is the percentage of students below the cut-off value who fail the exam.
Recommended Citation
Rotgans, Jerome I. and Tan, Nigel C.K.
(2018)
"Standard Setting in Medical Education: Which Cut-Off Cuts it?,"
Health Professions Education: Vol. 4:
Iss.
4, Article 1.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hpe.2018.10.002
Available at:
https://hpe.researchcommons.org/journal/vol4/iss4/1
