Australia similarly uses assessments, such as the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT), to assess a candidate's capacity for reasoning and ability at written communication [ 3].
While faculty at individual sites may directly assess products, presentations, and behavior using authentic assessments such as portfolios, rubrics, and performance assessments, these assessments can be time-consuming and not easily comparable with similar efforts at other laboratories (Stokking et al., 2004; Kuh et al., 2014).
Vocabulary in English was measured using receptive vocabulary instruments such as the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT, Dunn & Dunn, 1997) and Chinese vocabulary was primarily measured using receptive assessments such as the Chinese PPVT (Dunn & Dunn, 1997).
The implications of using performance assessments such as PSAT-Ed in admission procedures are discussed.
If clinically indicated, some children have further evaluation of their OPD using instrumental assessments, such as Video Fluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS).
For this reason, the dynamic balance should be evaluated using technical assessments, such as EMG modalities with a sensor plate.
Using clinical assessments such as serum ferritin and LIC may better reflect past or present chelation adherence, but these measures of iron burden may also reflect inadequate dosing.
Another important limitation of this study is that only two sleep assessments were evaluated by the participants; further work should assess other commonly used sleep assessments, such as the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [ 33], from the perspective of this patient population.
Recurrent evaluation using assessment tools such as the MITI is also recommended to promote continuing development of MI skills [ 20, 26].
Clinically, number sense is important when patients are faced with tasks requiring numerical spatial transformations, for instance, while using assessment tools such as visual analogue and numeric rating scales.
