Peter Yeates' Outputs (2)

Relatively speaking: contrast effects influence assessors’ scores and narrative feedback (2015)
Journal Article
Yeates, P., Cardell, J., Byrne, G., & Eva, K. W. (2015). Relatively speaking: contrast effects influence assessors’ scores and narrative feedback. Medical Education, 49(9), 909-919. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.12777

Context
In prior research, the scores assessors assign can be biased away from the standard of preceding performances (i.e. ‘contrast effects’ occur).

Objectives
This study examines the mechanism and robustness of these findings to advance under... Read More about Relatively speaking: contrast effects influence assessors’ scores and narrative feedback.

Are Examiners’ Judgments in OSCE-Style Assessments Influenced by Contrast Effects? (2015)
Journal Article
Yeates, P., Moreau, M., & Eva, K. (2015). Are Examiners’ Judgments in OSCE-Style Assessments Influenced by Contrast Effects?. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 90(7), 975-980. https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000000650

Purpose
Laboratory studies have shown that performance assessment judgments can be biased by “contrast effects.” Assessors’ scores become more positive, for example, when the assessed performance is preceded by relatively weak candidates. The autho... Read More about Are Examiners’ Judgments in OSCE-Style Assessments Influenced by Contrast Effects?.