1Dongnam Health University, Suwon, Korea
2Sunlin University, Pohang, Korea
3Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, Korea
4Kongju National University, Gongju, Korea
5Gwangju Health University, Gwangju, Korea
6Yangpyeong Fire Station, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
7Korea Coast Guard Academy, Jeollanam-do, Korea
8Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
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Section | Items | No. of examinees |
Item difficulty index |
F | Scheffe Post-hoc | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard deviation | |||||
Basic skills test | A | 306 | 0.85 | 0.18 | 10.688a) | A = B, A = C, |
B | 291 | 0.86 | 0.14 | A ≠ D, B = C, | ||
C | 341 | 0.86 | 0.17 | B ≠ D, C ≠ D, | ||
D | 371 | 0.91 | 0.16 | |||
Total | 1,309 | 0.87 | 0.16 | |||
Advanced skills test | E | 265 | 0.56 | 0.08 | 4.074b) | E = F, E = G, |
F | 257 | 0.56 | 0.09 | E = H, E ≠ I, | ||
G | 301 | 0.55 | 0.10 | F = G, F = H, | ||
H | 260 | 0.56 | 0.11 | F ≠ I, G = H, | ||
I | 226 | 0.53 | 0.13 | G = I, H ≠ I, | ||
Total | 1,309 | 0.55 | 0.10 |
A, endotracheal intubation; B, automated external defibrillator therapy; C, intravenous injection; D, assessment of internal medicine patients; E, infant airway obstruction therapy; F, primary assessment of trauma; G, traction splint application; H, laryngeal tube intubation; I, electrocardiogram check and reading.
a) P<0.01
b) P<0.05
Section | Items | No. of examinees |
Item difficulty index |
F | Scheffe Post-hoc | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard deviation | |||||
Basic skills test | J | 366 | 0.85 | 0.13 | 27.884a) | J ≠ K, J ≠ C, |
K | 365 | 0.73 | 0.20 | J ≠ M, J ≠ N, | ||
L | 344 | 0.75 | 0.18 | K=L, K ≠ M, | ||
M | 409 | 0.78 | 0.15 | K=E, L ≠ M, | ||
N | 317 | 0.75 | 0.20 | L = N, D = N, | ||
Total | 1,801 | 0.77 | 0.18 | |||
Advanced skills test | O | 614 | 0.68 | 0.15 | 116.062a) | O ≠ P, O ≠ Q, |
P | 606 | 0.84 | 0.10 | P ≠ Q | ||
Q | 581 | 0.76 | 0.13 | |||
Total | 1,801 | 0.76 | 0.13 |