Measuring Educational Outcomes with Reliability and Validity - 12/1/2025
Includes a Live Web Event on 12/01/2025 at 3:00 PM (EST)
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This workshop introduces participants to the principles of score reliability and validity, using a combination of didactics and review of medical education research projects. The workshop is divided into two parts with group exercises designed to reinforce understanding of the main principles.
After participating in this workshop, learners will be able to:
- Identify three types of reliability (inter-rater, test-retest, and internal consistency);
- Match types of reliability with appropriate statistical measures;
- Describe the relationship between reliability and validity;
- Describe multiple forms of evidence for validity;
- Select an approach to reliability and validity assessment for a particular study.
Recordings will be made available for viewing following the completion of each workshop. Viewing of recordings may not be substituted for participation in live workshops.
This workshop is a part of the MERC Virtual Workshop 2025 - Series 4.
Dana Larsen
Assistant professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Dr. Dana Larsen is an assistant professor of medicine in the department of nephrology at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in 2017 where she began her medical education research in assessment of time-compressed education. In 2000, she completed her internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, conducting research on spaced education and wellness. During her fellowship at UCSF, she also earned a master’s in health professions education as a combined program at UCSF and University of California, Berkeley. Her master’s project focused on quantitative measurements of trainee engagement with online educational resources. In her current role, Dr. Larsen co-directs medical student courses on the kidney and foundational sciences and serves as the associate program director for the nephrology fellowship program. She is a current member of the MERC Steering Committee and served as a deputy editor for Journal of General Internal Medicines Special Issue on Medical Education, released January 2025.
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