Assessing the Competence of Specimen-Processing Personnel

Haun, Daniel E.; Zeringue, Andrea; Leach, Argie; Foley, Angela

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“…First, prior research has found that people often exhibit overconfidence-that is, they routinely believe that they are better than others, even when they are not (for reviews, see Alicke &Govorun, 2005 andDunning et al, 2004). For example, many people overestimate the superiority of their work performance (Cross, 1977;Haun, Zeringue, Leach, & Foley, 2000;Zenger, 1992), social skills (College Board, 1976-1977Lewinsohn, Mischel, Chaplin, & Barton, 1980;Swann & Gill, 1997), and physical talents (Dunning, Meyerowitz, & Holzberg, 1989;Svenson, 1981; for exceptions, see Kruger, 1999;Moore, 2007). Such overconfidence persists even when the stakes are high and individuals have incentives to estimate their relative abilities accurately (Ehrlinger, Johnson, Banner, Dunning, & Kruger, 2008;Hoelzl & Rustichini, 2005;Williams & Gilovich, 2008).…”

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When overconfidence is revealed to others: Testing the status-enhancement theory of overconfidence

Kennedy

Anderson

Moore

2013

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

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When overconfidence is revealed to others: Testing the status-enhancement theory of overconfidence

Kennedy

Anderson

Moore

2013

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

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“…Apart from the psychological literature, many researchers in other scientific disciplines seem to have accepted the Dunning-Kruger effect as a psychological fact that can be used to explain individuals' behavior, for example, in law (Tor, 2002), management science (Dane & Pratt, 2007), and medicine (Haun, Zeringue, Leach, & Foley, 2000). In apparent support of the Dunning-Kruger effect, a number of studies have shown that, for many different tasks, low performers usually vastly overestimate their performance while high performers are, on average, more accurate and often even slightly underestimate their performance (Kruger & Dunning, 1999;Burson, Larrick, & Klayman, 2006;Ehrlinger, Johnson, Banner, Dunning, & Kruger, 2008;Ryvkin, Krajč, & Ortmann, 2012).…”

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Estimating the relationship between skill and overconfidence

Feld

Sauermann

Grip

2017

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

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The Dunning-Kruger effect states that the low skilled are overconfident while the high skilled are more accurate in assessing their skill. In apparent support of this effect, many studies have shown that low performers overestimate their performance while high performers are more accurate. This empirical pattern, however, might be a statistical artifact caused by measurement error. We are the first paper to consistently estimate the Dunning-Kruger effect using an instrumental variable approach. In the context of exam grade predictions of economics students, we use students' grade point average as an instrument for their skill. Our results support the existence of the Dunning-Kruger effect. JEL: D03; I23PsycINFO classification: 2220; 3040; 3120 Keywords: Overconfidence, judgment error, measurement error, instrumental variable * We thank Christian Kerckhoffs and Alexander Vostroknutov for access to their courses. We further thank Adam Booij, Thomas Dohmen, Jonas Lang, Anna Zseleva, and seminar participants at Maastricht University and IZA and especially Nicolas Salamanca for valuable comments on earlier drafts of this paper.

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“…35,36 Studies undertaken with undergraduate and medical students, medical residents, and laboratory personnel suggest that those who most lack skill possess the least insight into their poor performance. [35][36][37][38][39][40] Researchers report that, when observing the behaviour of their peers, those with the least developed skills failed to gain insight into their own performance, suggesting that one requires competence in a particular domain to recognize a lack of competence in oneself. 35,39 Indeed, those who displayed the best skills in these studies were also the most accurate in their self-assessments.…”

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“…54 In the medical laboratory field, tests of clinical knowledge and problem-solving scenarios have been used to provide feedback to staff on their areas of weakness, so that additional training can be undertaken. 40 Furthermore, self-administered, Web-based tests with self-assessment questions and feedback have been found to enhance learning for medical residents in a Web-based course. 55 The availability of self-administered examinations for PTs is limited.…”

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Self-Assessment: The Disconnect between Research and Rhetoric

Miller

2008

Physiotherapy Canada

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Purpose: Physical therapists are expected to engage in self-assessment in order to ensure competent practice and to identify appropriate professional development activities. Summary of Key Points: This paper reviews the current literature on the accuracy and role of self-assessment in physical therapy. Current literature indicating that self-assessment cannot be conducted with any degree of accuracy is discussed, and a proposed reformulation of the concept of self-assessment is presented. Recommendations: Practical strategies are offered for clinicians to improve the potential for obtaining reliable and valid information about their own clinical performance to guide the selection of appropriate professional development activities and to promote the provision of competent patient care.Key Words: accuracy, clinical competency, physiotherapy, professional development, self-assessment Miller PA. Self-assessment: the disconnect between research and rhetoric. Physiother Can. 2008;60:117-124. RÉ SUMÉObjectif : Les physiothé rapeutes sont appelé s à effectuer une autoé valuation afin d'assurer une pratique compé tente et d'identifier les activité s de perfectionnement professionnel approprié es. Re´sume´des points cle´s : Cet é crit passe en revue la documentation actuelle sur l'exactitude et le rô le de l'autoé valuation en physiothé rapie. On traite de la documentation actuelle attestant que l'autoé valuation ne peut ê tre effectué e avec exactitude, et on pré sente une reformulation proposé e. Recommandations : Des straté gies pratiques sont offertes afin de permettre aux cliniciens d'amé liorer leur potentiel d'obtenir des renseignements fiables et valides à propos de leur propre performance clinique. Cela permettrait de guider la sé lection d'activité s de perfectionnement professionnel approprié es et de promouvoir la prestation de soins compé tents aux patients.

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Assessing the Competence of Specimen-Processing Personnel

Cited by 60 publications

References 6 publications

When overconfidence is revealed to others: Testing the status-enhancement theory of overconfidence

When overconfidence is revealed to others: Testing the status-enhancement theory of overconfidence

Estimating the relationship between skill and overconfidence

Self-Assessment: The Disconnect between Research and Rhetoric

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