Evidence-based assessment

<p>Evidence-based assessment (EBA) refers to the application of <a href="/facts/Research/mo8joeTL">research</a> and <a href="/facts/Theory/9vrNS1Rr">theory</a> in selecting constructs for a specific assessment purpose, as well as informing the methods and measures used in the assessment process. This approach recognizes that, despite data from <a href="/facts/Psychometrics/56X26MDI">psychometrically</a> robust measures, the assessment process inherently involves iterative decision-making. Clinicians formulate and test hypotheses by integrating often incomplete and inconsistent data. EBA has been shown to aid clinicians in reducing cognitive biases in their clinical decisions. Evidence-based assessment is a component of the broader movement towards <a href="/facts/Evidence-based_practices/sU7RdtkN">evidence-based practices</a>.
</p><p>The concept of evidence-based assessment originated in the field of <a href="/facts/Medicine/2fnp90Je">medicine</a>, and has since been adopted in several other disciplines, notably <a href="/facts/Clinical_psychology/dUXP6Edt">clinical psychology</a>. The EBA approach is widely recognized as an empirically driven method of <a href="/facts/Decision_aids/c4PCbccc">clinical decision-making</a>. <a href="/facts/Cochrane_review/UlmdJ1H8">Cochrane reviews</a> have reported the efficacy of EBA methods.
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Evidence-based assessment