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Challenging the arbitrary cutoff score of 60%: Standard setting evidence from preclinical Operative Dentistry course

M. K. YousefFaculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Correspondence[email protected]
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L. AlshawwaFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;
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A. TekianMedical Education Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Y. S. ParkMedical Education Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Pages S75-S79 | Published online: 25 Jan 2017

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