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Hitting the mark: negotiated marking and performance factors in the communication skills element of the VOICE examination

Introduction  Communication skills assessment is complex. Standardised patient use is widespread, but anxiety exists around the use of role players as assessors of competence in high stakes examinations. This study measures the level of agreement between scoring examiners and role players, and considers their influence on each other. Examiner status and question choices are analysed as variables.