TY - JOUR AU - Severo, Milton AU - Silva-Pereira, Fernanda AU - Ferreira, Maria Amelia AU - Monteiro, Magda AU - Pereira, Isabel PY - 2019 DA - 2019/07/25 TI - Item pre-knowledge true prevalence in clinical anatomy - application of gated item response theory model JO - BMC Medical Education SP - 284 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Computer and paper examinations in our days are constructed from an item pool which is regularly updated. Given the way that exams are created, one of the major concerns is the security of the items that are being used in order to ensure a good estimation of abilities. The aim of this study is to measure the prevalence of item pre-knowledge in our medical school. SN - 1472-6920 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1710-z DO - 10.1186/s12909-019-1710-z ID - Severo2019 ER -