PAEA is pleased to announce that the Assessment Tutorials resources have been transitioned to a new searchable, comprehensive Knowledge Base. From details about the exams — including specifications of each exam — to information on setup, proctoring, and scale scores, this can now be your one-stop shop for everything assessment-related. You can still chat with the […]
A long-awaited addition to the PAEA Assessment suite of exams is now available for advance purchase.
Today saw the first administrations of Version 7 of PAEA’s End of Rotation™ exams, our second version to feature scale scores. The National Statistics for this version and versions 2 through 6 have been published for your reference. They are also available in the cohort performance reports available to ExamDriver faculty users in the Reports […]
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article listed an incorrect publication date. The article has been corrected. On July 17, the first administrations of Version 7 of PAEA’s End of Rotation™ exams will take place. While Version 7 will not have any significant updates, including to the blueprints or topic lists, it will continue […]
Following the successful series of open house webinars, the Assessment Team has created a video to introduce the End of Curriculum exam. This 11-minute video features basic information on the exam’s purpose, scoring, timeline, and price. During the three webinars, 117 registrants from 89 programs participated, asking questions that will inform future educational materials. If […]
As we continue learning more about how programs use scale scores for the End of Rotation™ exams, two additional programs have provided their methodology for transforming scores into grades in our ongoing collection of case studies. These case studies, which were provided by program clinical directors, explain options based on their program’s grading requirements – […]
The PAEA Assessment team, led in this effort by Assessment Specialist Denise Rizzolo, will convene a series of online open house sessions designed to help programs learn more about the new PAEA End of Curriculum™ exam. These sessions, each lasting approximately 30 minutes, will be held on the following dates and times: Thursday, May 16, […]
In a development 23 years in the making, the PACKRAT® name is officially official! Our long-time self-assessment tool has been granted a registered trademark from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This allows us to better protect our rights to PACKRAT as the name of an educational resource should anyone use it in a way […]
Sunny Phoenix provided an invigorating environment for the fifth annual Exam Development Summit.
Is your program currently using the PAEA End of Rotation™ exams? Are you curious about how other programs are using the exams to evaluate students? The examinations are standardized, but the adoption, use, and grading of these exams are not — leading many programs to inquire about how best to utilize these examinations in their […]