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Investigating the accuracy of adjusting for examiner differences in multi-centre Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs). A simulation study of video-based Examiner Score Comparison and Adjustment (VESCA) (2024)
Journal Article
Yeates, P., & McCray, G. (in press). Investigating the accuracy of adjusting for examiner differences in multi-centre Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs). A simulation study of video-based Examiner Score Comparison and Adjustment (VESCA). BMC Medical Education, 24(1), 1466. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06462-3

Introduction: Ensuring examiner equivalence across distributed assessment locations is a priority within distributed Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs) but is challenging as examiners are typically fully nested within locations (i.e. no over... Read More about Investigating the accuracy of adjusting for examiner differences in multi-centre Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs). A simulation study of video-based Examiner Score Comparison and Adjustment (VESCA).

Enhancing comparability in early child development assessment with the D-score (2024)
Journal Article
van Buuren, S., Eekhout, I., McCray, G., Lancaster, G. A., Waldman, M. R., McCoy, D. C., …Black, M. M. (in press). Enhancing comparability in early child development assessment with the D-score. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 17. https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254241294033

The lack of a valid and interpretable score to track early child development over time is a primary reason for neglecting child development in policymaking. Many instruments exist, but there is no accepted method for comparing their scores across dif... Read More about Enhancing comparability in early child development assessment with the D-score.

Predictors of change in early child development among children with stunting: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Uganda (2024)
Journal Article
Mbabazi, J., Pesu, H., Mutumba, R., McCray, G., Ritz, C., Filteau, S., …Olsen, M. F. (in press). Predictors of change in early child development among children with stunting: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(8), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003456

Millions of children under 5 years in low- and middle-income countries fail to attain their development potential with accruing short- and long-term consequences. Low length/height for age (stunting) is known to be a key factor, but there is little d... Read More about Predictors of change in early child development among children with stunting: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Uganda.

Inter-school variations in the standard of examiners’ graduation-level OSCE judgements (2024)
Journal Article
Yeates, P., Maluf, A., McCray, G., Kinston, R., Cope, N., Cullen, K., …McKinley, R. (2024). Inter-school variations in the standard of examiners’ graduation-level OSCE judgements. Medical Teacher, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2024.2372087

Introduction
Ensuring equivalence in high-stakes performance exams is important for patient safety and candidate fairness. We compared inter-school examiner differences within a shared OSCE and resulting impact on students’ pass/fail categorisation.... Read More about Inter-school variations in the standard of examiners’ graduation-level OSCE judgements.

Scalable Transdiagnostic Early Assessment of Mental Health (STREAM): a study protocol. (2024)
Journal Article
Williams, E. H., Thompson, N. M., McCray, G., Crespo-Llado, M. M., Bhavnani, S., Gajria, D., …Chakrabarti, B. (2024). Scalable Transdiagnostic Early Assessment of Mental Health (STREAM): a study protocol. BMJ Open, 14(6), Article e088263. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088263

Early childhood development forms the foundations for functioning later in life. Thus, accurate monitoring of developmental trajectories is critical. However, such monitoring often relies on time-intensive assessments which necessitate administration... Read More about Scalable Transdiagnostic Early Assessment of Mental Health (STREAM): a study protocol..