Predicting and enhancing American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance: does writing questions really help?

Ross E. Willis; Daniel L. Dent; Joseph D. Love; Jason W. Kempenich; John Uecker; Kimberly M. Brown; J. Scott Thomas; Pedro P. Gomez; Andrew J. Adams; John R. Admire; Julie M. Sprunt; Kristen M. Kahrig; Katie Wiggins-Dohlvik

doi:10.1016/J.AMJSURG.2015.08.033

Predicting and enhancing American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance: does writing questions really help?

Ross E. Willis
, Daniel L. Dent
, Joseph D. Love
, Jason W. Kempenich
, John Uecker
, Kimberly M. Brown
, J. Scott Thomas
, Pedro P. Gomez
, Andrew J. Adams
, John R. Admire
, Julie M. Sprunt
, Kristen M. Kahrig
, Katie Wiggins-Dohlvik

University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
United States Air Force Academy
University of Texas Medical Branch
Scott & White Hospital

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Original language	American English
Journal	American Journal of Surgery
Volume	211
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AMJSURG.2015.08.033
State	Published - Feb 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery
Medical Education

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Willis, R. E., Dent, D. L., Love, J. D., Kempenich, J. W., Uecker, J., Brown, K. M., Thomas, J. S., Gomez, P. P., Adams, A. J., Admire, J. R., Sprunt, J. M., Kahrig, K. M., & Wiggins-Dohlvik, K. (2016). Predicting and enhancing American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance: does writing questions really help? American Journal of Surgery, 211(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AMJSURG.2015.08.033

Willis, RE, Dent, DL, Love, JD, Kempenich, JW, Uecker, J, Brown, KM, Thomas, JS, Gomez, PP, Adams, AJ, Admire, JR, Sprunt, JM, Kahrig, KM & Wiggins-Dohlvik, K 2016, 'Predicting and enhancing American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance: does writing questions really help?', American Journal of Surgery, vol. 211, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AMJSURG.2015.08.033

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note = "Background The generative learning model posits that individuals remember content they have generated better than materials created by others. The goals of this study were to evaluate question generation as a study method for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) and determine whether practice test scores and other data predict ABSITE performance.",

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