Influence of pairing in examiner leniency and stringency (‘hawk-dove effect’) in part II of the European Diploma of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care: A cohort study
Authors' conclusion
The variations in grading approaches associated with different pairings emphasise the potential for the 'hawk-dove effect' to influence candidate performance and outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Examiners of the European Diploma of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EDAIC) Part II examination, 2021 to 2023122 single-day sessions
- Participants
- 325 participants
- Outcome
- Leniency score among the examiner population
Methodological detailsobservational, many-facet Rasch modelling
- Observational
- Many-facet Rasch modelling
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Examiner leniency score
Mean leniency score
0
95% CI −0.046 to 0.046
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Examiner pairs' leniency
- Different pairs of examiners
- 1424
- Pairs with only a one-point difference in marking
- 97%
- Mean leniency score for the pair of examiners
- −0.053 (95% CI −0.069 to −0.037)
Examiner participation
- Examiners participating in 2021, 2022 and 2023
- 253, 242 and 247
- Median [IQR] single-day sessions attended
- 7.0 [3 to 10]
Original publication
Influence of pairing in examiner leniency and stringency (‘hawk-dove effect’) in part II of the European Diploma of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care: A cohort study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 28 August 2024. doi:10.
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