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Concurrent Criterion Validity of a Modified Pass/Fail Grading System and Associated Error Rates

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York

Barry Stimmel

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York

Harry Smith, JR

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York

The concurrent criterion validity of a modified pass/fail grading system in a medical school was assessed. The investigators examined possible differences between honor society and non-honor society students on three medical school entry variables and on scores on the Part I and Part II examinations of the National Board of Medical Examiners. Additionally, a model was constructed and applied whereby the observed National Board scores were the sole criteria in predicted honor society or non-honor society classification. Resultant error rates were then computed; false-positive errors over a five year period were less than 10% but false-negative errors exceeded 50%.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 38, No. 2, 405-410 (1978)
DOI: 10.1177/001316447803800221


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