Capturing domain expert perspectives in devising a rating scale for a health specific writing test: How close can we get?

Ute Knoch; Catherine Elder; Robyn Woodward-Kron; Elizabeth Manias; Eleanor Flynn; Tim McNamara; Annemiek Huisman; Barbara Ying Zhang

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Capturing domain expert perspectives in devising a rating scale for a health specific writing test: How close can we get?

Ute Knoch, Catherine Elder, Robyn Woodward-Kron, Elizabeth Manias, Eleanor Flynn, Tim McNamara, Annemiek Huisman, Barbara Ying Zhang

Assessing Writing | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2020.100489

University of Melbourne Researchers

Robyn Woodward-Kron Author Medical Education

Annemiek Huisman Author Languages and Linguistics

Tim McNamara Author Languages and Linguistics

Ute Knoch Author Languages and Linguistics

Eleanor Flynn Author Medical Education

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Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

This project will focus on the quality and safety of healthcare in Australia by improving the screening of written communication of overseas..

Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

This project will focus on the quality and safety of healthcare in Australia by improving the screening of written communication of overseas..

Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

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Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Australian Research Council [Linkage grant number LP130100171]. We would also like to acknowledge Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment, the owner of the Occupational English Test, for their support of the study.

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Capturing domain expert perspectives in devising a rating scale for a health specific writing test: How close can we get?

University of Melbourne Researchers

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Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

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