*Note: The names of trainees are underlined
2020
Fraser KL, Charania I, Hecker KG, Donahue M, Kaba A, Veale P, Coderre S, McLaughlin K. Summative Assessment of Interprofessional "Collaborative Practice" Skills in Graduating Medical Students: A Validity Argument. Academic Medicine. 2020 Jan 21. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003176
2019
Marquez DC, Anderson S, Hecker K, Murari K. Development and Validation of a Current-Based EEG System. IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS). IEEE 2019 Oct. 17-19 doi: 10.1109/BIOCAS.2019.8919113.
Cieshanski P, Kirton A, Wilson B, Williams CC, Anderson SJ, Cheng Adam, Lopushinsky S, Hecker KG. Electroencephalography correlates of transcranial direct-current stimulation enhanced surgical skill learning: a replication and extension study. Brain Research. 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146445
Anderson SJ, Jamniczky HA, Krigolson OE, Coderre SP, Hecker KG. Quantifying Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Stereoscopic Learning in Anatomy Using Electroencephalography. npj- Science of Learning. 2019 4(1) e10.
Brown A, Nidumolu A, McConnell M, Hecker K, Grierson L. Development and psychometric evaluation of an instrument to measure knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards quality improvement in health professions education: The Beliefs, Attitudes, Skills, and Confidence in Quality Improvement (BASiC-QI) Scale. Perspectives on Medical Education. 2019 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-019-0511-8.
2018
Bok H., de Jong L., Maxey C., O’Neill T., Hecker K.G. (2018). Validity evidence for programmatic assessment in competency based education. Perspectives in Medical Education, 7 (6) 362-372.
Banks A., Samuel S., Johnson D., Hecker K., McLaughlin K. A (2018). A purposefully sequenced educational intervention reduced physician voiding cystourethrogram ordering in children with first febrile urinary tract infection. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 9 (4) e6.
Pluta A., William C.C., Binsted G., Hecker K.G., Krigolson O.E. (2018). Chasing the zone: Reduced beta power predicts baseball batting performance. Neuroscience Letters, 2018, 686 150-154.
Lin Y., Cheng A., Grant V.J., Currie, G.R., Hecker K.G. (2018). Improving CPR quality with distributed practice and real-time feedback in pediatric healthcare providers- a randomized control trial. Resuscitation. doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation. 2018 2018.06.025.
Anderson SJ, Hecker KG, Krigolson OE, Jamniczky HA. (2018). A Reinforcement-Based Learning Paradigm Increases Anatomical Learning and Retention—A Neuroeducation Study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 12(38).
Wycliffe-Jones K, Hecker, KG, Schipper S, Topps M, Robinson JM, Abedin T. (2018). Selection for family medicine residency training in Canada: How consistently are the same students ranked by different programs? Canadian Family Physician. 64 (2): 129-134.
Ciechanski P, Cheng A, Damji O, Lopushinsky S, Hecker K, Jadavji Z, Kirton A. (2018). Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on laparoscopic surgical skill acquisition. BJS Open. 2(2): 70-78. doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.43
Warren AL, Donnon TL, Wagg CR, Priest H, Fernandez NJ. (2018) Quantifying novice and expert differences in visual diagnostic reasoning in veterinary pathology using eye-tracking technology. JVME. 45(3). doi: 10.3138/jvme.1115-187r.
2017
Williams CC, Hecker K, Paget M, Coderre SP, Burak KW, Wright B, Krigolson OE. (2017). The application of reward learning in the real world: changes in the reward positivity amplitude reflect learning in a medical education context. International Journal of Psychophysiology. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.10.010
Lin Y, Wan B, Belanger C, Hecker K, Gilfoyle E, Davidson J, Cheng A. (2017). Reducing the impact of Intensive Care Unit mattress compressibility during CPR: a simulation-based study. Advances in Simulation. 2(22). doi.org/10.1186/s41077-017-0057-y.
Ciechanski P, Cheng A, Lopushinsky S, Hecker K, Gan L, Lang S, Zareinia K, Kirton, A. (2017). Effects of transcranial direct-current stimulation on neurosurgical skill acquisition: a randomized controlled trial. World Neurosurgery. 108(1): 876-884. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.123
Lin Y, Currie G, Hecker K, Cheng A. (2017). Implementing economic evaluation in simulation-based medical education: challenges and opportunities. Medical Education. 52(2): 150-160. DOI: 10.1111/medu.13411
Cheng A, Lin Y, Nadkarni V, Duff JP, Brown LL, Bhanji F, Kessler D, Tofil NM, Hecker K, Hunt EA. (2017). The effect of step stool use and provider height on quality of chest compressions during pediatric cardiac arrest: A simulation-based multicenter study. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 20(1): 80-88. doi:10.1017/cem2017.12.
Norris JM, Hecker KG, Rabatach L, Noseworthy TW, White DE. (2017). Development and validation of the clinical networks engagement tool. PlosOne. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174056
Wagner M, Hecker KG, Pang D. (2017). Sedation levels in dogs: a validation study. BMC Veterinary Research. 110(13). doi:10.1186/s12917-017-1027-2
Hecker KG, Norman G. (2017). Have admissions committees considered all the evidence? Advances in Health Sciences Education. 22(2): 573-576. doi:10.1007/s10459-016-9750-1
2016
Jamniczky HA, Cotton D, Michael P, Ramji Q, Lenz R, McLaughlin K, Coderre S, Ma IW. (2016). Cognitive load imposed by ultrasound-facilitated teaching does not adversely affect gross anatomy learning outcomes. Anatomical Sciences Education. 10(2): 144-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1642
Hashizume C, Hecker KG, Myhre D, Bailey J, Lockyer J. (2016). Supporting veterinary preceptors in a distributed model of education: a faculty development needs assessment. JVME. 43(1): 104-110. doi:10.3138/jvme.0515-075R
Hashizume C, Myhre D, Hecker KG, Bailey J, Lockyer J. (2016). Exploring the teaching motivations, satisfaction, and challenges of veterinary preceptors: a qualitative study. JVME. 43(1): 95-103. doi:10.3138/jvme.0715-120R
2015
Anderson SJ, Krigolson OE, Jamniczky HA, & Hecker KG. (2015). Learning anatomical structures: a reinforcement based learning approach. Medical Science Educator. 26(1): 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-015-0219-2
Hecker KG. (2015). Critical Synthesis Package: Decision Conflict Scale (DCS). MedEdPORTAL Publications; doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10273
Hruska P, Krigolson O, Coderre S, McLaughlin K, Cortese F, Doig C, Beran T, Wright B, and Hecker KG. (2015). Working memory, reasoning, and expertise in medicine – insights into their relationship using functional neuroimaging. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 21(5): 935-952 doi: 10.1007/s10459-015-9649-2
Hruska P, Hecker KG, Coderre S, McLaughlin K, Cortese F, Doig C, Beran T, Wright B, and Krigolson O. (2015). Hemispheric differences in novices and experts during decision making. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 21(5): 921-933. doi: 10.1007/s10459-015-9648-3
Royal K, Hecker KG. (2015). Rater errors in clinical performance assessments. JVME. 43(1). doi: 10.3138/jvme0715-112R
Weijs C, Coe J, and Hecker KG. (2015). Final-year students’ and clinical instructors’ experience of workplace based assessments used in a small animal primary veterinary care clinical rotation. JVME. 42(4). doi: 10.3138/jvme.1214-123R1
Royal K, Hecker KG. (2015). Understanding reliability: a review for veterinary educators. JVME. 43(1). doi: 10.3138/jvme.0315-030R.
Artemiou E, Hecker KG, Coe J, and Adams CL. (2015). Does a Rater's Professional Background Influence Communication Skills Assessment? JVME. 42(4). doi: 10.3138/jvme.0215-023R.
Williamson, J. Hecker, KG. Yvorchuk, K. Artemiou, E., French, H., Fuentealba, C. (2015). Development and validation of a feline abdominal palpation model. Veterinary Record. doi:10.1136/vr.103212
Read EK, Bell C, Rhind S, and Hecker KG. (2015). The use of global rating scales for OSCEs in veterinary medicine. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121000
Hashizume C, Woloschuk W, Hecker KG. (2015). Changes in veterinary students' attitudes towards the rural environment and rural veterinary practice: a longitudinal cohort study. JVME. 42(2). doi: 10.3138/jvme.1014-101R
Warren AL, Donnon TL, Wagg CR, Priest H. (2015) Educational interventions to improve cytology visual diagnostic reasoning measured by eye tracking. JVME. 42(1). doi: 10.3138/jvme.0514-056R.
2014
Artemiou E, Adams CL, Hecker KG, Vallevand A, Violato C, Coe J. (2014). Standardized Client Raters In A Veterinary Communication OSCE: A Reliability And Validity Study. Veterinary Record. doi: 10.1136/vr.102633
Oliver V, De Rantere D, Ritchie R, Chisholm J, Hecker KG, Pang D. (2014). Development and psychometric assessment of an analgesic intervention score for the Rat Grimace Scale. Plos One. 9(5): e97882. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097882
Bok HGJ, Teunissen PW, Boerboom TBB, Rhind SM, Baillie S, Tegzes J, Annandale H, Matthew S, Torgerson A, Hecker KG, Härdi-Landerer C, Gómez-Luciá E, Ahmad B, Muijtjens AMM, Jaarsma DADC, van der Vleuten CPM, van Beukelen P. (2014). Veterinary Professionals for the 21st Century: Opening up an International Discussion. JAVMA. 245(8): 906-913. doi:10.2460/javma.245.8.906
Campbell RD, Hecker KG, Biau DJ, Pang DSJ. (2014). Student attainment of proficiency in a clinical skill: the assessment of individual learning curves. Plos One. 9(2). e88526. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088526
Oliver T, Hecker K, Conlon P, and Hausdorf P. (2014). Validating MMI scores: Are we measuring multiple attributes? Advances in Health Sciences Education. 19(3)379-392. DOI 10.1007/s10459-013-9480-6
2013
Hecker KG, Kurdi S, Joshi DD, and Stephen C. (2013). Perceptions of relationships between risk factors for Japanese Encephalitis in Nepal: A network analysis of professional opinions. Ecohealth. 10(4): 415-422. doi:10.1007/s10393-013-0865-z
Read E, Hecker K. (2013). The development and delivery of a systematic veterinary clinical skills education program at the University of Calgary. Journal of Veterinary Science & Technology. doi: 10.4172/2157-7579.S4-004
Artemiou E, Adams CL, Vallevand A, Violato C, and Hecker KG. (2013). Measuring the effectiveness of small group and web-based-training methods in teaching clinical communication: A case comparison study. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 40(3) 242-251. doi:10.3138/jvme.0113-026R133.
Koblinger K, Hecker K, Nicol J, Wasko A, Fernandez N, Leguillette R. (2013). Bronchoalveolar lavage-induced lower airway collapse in equine respiratory inflammatory diseases. Equine Veterinary Journal. 46(1): 50-55. doi: 10.1111/evj.12096
Fernandez N J, Hecker K, Gilroy C, Warren A, and Leguillette R. (2013). Reliability of 400-cell and 5-field leukocyte differential counts for equine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 42(1): 92-98 doi: 10.1111/vcp.12013
2012
Nolan M, Beran T, Hecker K. (2012). Attitudes toward statistics education: a systematic review. Statistics Education Research Journal. 11(2): 103-123.
Conlon P, Hecker K, Sabatini S. (2012). What should we be selecting for? A systematic approach for determining which personal characteristics to assess for during admissions. BMC Medical Education. 12:105 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-12-105
Hecker K, Adams C L, and Coe JB. (2012). Assessment of 1st year veterinary students’ communication skills using an objective structured clinical examination: The importance of context. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 39(3): 304-310 doi:10.3138/jvme.0312.022R
Warren A, Stokol T, Hecker K, Van Nydam D. (2012). Artifactual changes in bovine blood analyzed by the AVIA 120 hematology analyzer following storage. Comparative clinical Pathology. 22(6): 1235-1240. doi: 10.1007/s00580-012-1556-9
Citaku F, Violato C, Beran T, Donnon T, Hecker K, and Cawthorpe D. (2012). Leadership competencies for medical education and healthcare professions. British Medical Journal Open. 2(2). 2:e000812. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000812
Beran T, Donnon T, and Hecker K. (2012). Effective use of student teaching evaluations in veterinary medical education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 39(1). doi :10.3138/jvme.0311.037R
2011
Hecker K, & Violato C. (2011). An Analysis of a Veterinary School MMI: How the number of interviewers, they type of interviewers and number of stations affect reliability. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 23: 331-336. doi:10.1080/10401334.2011.611769
Beran T, Hecker K, Coderre S, Wright B, Woloschuk W, McLaughlin K. (2011). Ego Identity Status of Medical Students in Clerkship.Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2(1), e4-e10.
Fuentealba C, Hecker K, Nelson P, Tegzes J, Waldham S. (2011). Relationships between admissions requirements and pre-clinical and clinical performance in a distributed veterinary curriculum. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education.38(1): 52-59. DOI:10.3138/jvme.38.1.52
2010
Hecker K, Read E, Vallevand A, Krebs G, Donszelman D, Freeman S, Muelling C. (2010). Assessment of 1st year veterinary student clinical skills using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 37(2): 395-402. doi: 10.3138/jvme.37.4.395
Hecker K, & Violato C. (2010). Using standardized essays in the veterinary medicine admissions process: are the ratings reliable and valid? Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 37(3): 254-257. doi: 10.3138/jvme.37.3.254
Montgomery, G., Crockford, D, and Hecker K. (2010). The coordinators of psychiatric education (COPE) residency in-training exam: a psychometric assessment. Academic Psychiatry. 34(3): 203-207. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.34.3.203
Hecker K. (2010). A longitudinal study of the effects of medical school curricula on student performance in the United States medical licensing examinations: A multi-level, multivariate study. Medical Teacher. 32(3):322-323.
2009
Hecker K, & Violato C. (2009). Validity, Reliability, and defensibility of assessment in veterinary education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 36(3) 271-275. doi: 10.3138/jvme.36.3.271
Hecker K. and Violato C. (2009). The Impact of Medical School Curricula: Do Curricular Approaches Effect Competence in Medicine? Family Medicine. 41(6): 420-426.
Hecker K, Donnon T, Fuentealba C, Hall D, Illanes O, Morck DW, Muelling C. (2009). Assessment of Applicants to the Veterinary Curriculum using a Multiple Mini Interview Method. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 36(2): 166-173. doi: 10.3138/jvme.36.2.166
Hatfield J, Hecker K, and Jensen A. (2009). Building global health research competencies at the undergraduate level: Journal of Studies in International Education. 13(4): doi: 10.1177/1028315308329806
2008
Fuentealba I & Hecker, K. (2008). Clinical preceptor evaluation of veterinary students in a distributed model of clinical education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 35(3): 389-396. doi: 10.3138/jvme.35.3.389
Collin V T, Violato C, Hecker K. (2008). Aptitude, achievement, and competence in medicine: a latent variable path model. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 14(3): 355-366. doi: 10.1007/s10459-008-9121-7
Donnon T, & Hecker K. (2008). Approaches to learning in a sample of undergraduate students from the bachelor of health sciences program: a confirmatory factor analysis. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 38(1): 1-19.
Hecker, K. and Violato, C. (2008). How much do differences in medical schools influence student performance? A longitudinal study employing hierarchical linear modeling. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 20(2): 104-113. doi:10.1080/10401330801991915
2007
Violato, C. and Hecker, K. (2007). How to use structural equation modeling in medical education research: a brief guide. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 19(4): 362-371. doi: 10.1080/10401330701542685
2006
Hecker K, & Violato C. (2006). An undergraduate research program in health sciences (BHSc): reliability, validity and student perceptions of it as a pre-medical program. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 52 (4): 302 -313.
2020
Fraser KL, Charania I, Hecker KG, Donahue M, Kaba A, Veale P, Coderre S, McLaughlin K. Summative Assessment of Interprofessional "Collaborative Practice" Skills in Graduating Medical Students: A Validity Argument. Academic Medicine. 2020 Jan 21. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003176
2019
Marquez DC, Anderson S, Hecker K, Murari K. Development and Validation of a Current-Based EEG System. IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS). IEEE 2019 Oct. 17-19 doi: 10.1109/BIOCAS.2019.8919113.
Cieshanski P, Kirton A, Wilson B, Williams CC, Anderson SJ, Cheng Adam, Lopushinsky S, Hecker KG. Electroencephalography correlates of transcranial direct-current stimulation enhanced surgical skill learning: a replication and extension study. Brain Research. 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146445
Anderson SJ, Jamniczky HA, Krigolson OE, Coderre SP, Hecker KG. Quantifying Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Stereoscopic Learning in Anatomy Using Electroencephalography. npj- Science of Learning. 2019 4(1) e10.
Brown A, Nidumolu A, McConnell M, Hecker K, Grierson L. Development and psychometric evaluation of an instrument to measure knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards quality improvement in health professions education: The Beliefs, Attitudes, Skills, and Confidence in Quality Improvement (BASiC-QI) Scale. Perspectives on Medical Education. 2019 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-019-0511-8.
2018
Bok H., de Jong L., Maxey C., O’Neill T., Hecker K.G. (2018). Validity evidence for programmatic assessment in competency based education. Perspectives in Medical Education, 7 (6) 362-372.
Banks A., Samuel S., Johnson D., Hecker K., McLaughlin K. A (2018). A purposefully sequenced educational intervention reduced physician voiding cystourethrogram ordering in children with first febrile urinary tract infection. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 9 (4) e6.
Pluta A., William C.C., Binsted G., Hecker K.G., Krigolson O.E. (2018). Chasing the zone: Reduced beta power predicts baseball batting performance. Neuroscience Letters, 2018, 686 150-154.
Lin Y., Cheng A., Grant V.J., Currie, G.R., Hecker K.G. (2018). Improving CPR quality with distributed practice and real-time feedback in pediatric healthcare providers- a randomized control trial. Resuscitation. doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation. 2018 2018.06.025.
Anderson SJ, Hecker KG, Krigolson OE, Jamniczky HA. (2018). A Reinforcement-Based Learning Paradigm Increases Anatomical Learning and Retention—A Neuroeducation Study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 12(38).
Wycliffe-Jones K, Hecker, KG, Schipper S, Topps M, Robinson JM, Abedin T. (2018). Selection for family medicine residency training in Canada: How consistently are the same students ranked by different programs? Canadian Family Physician. 64 (2): 129-134.
Ciechanski P, Cheng A, Damji O, Lopushinsky S, Hecker K, Jadavji Z, Kirton A. (2018). Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on laparoscopic surgical skill acquisition. BJS Open. 2(2): 70-78. doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.43
Warren AL, Donnon TL, Wagg CR, Priest H, Fernandez NJ. (2018) Quantifying novice and expert differences in visual diagnostic reasoning in veterinary pathology using eye-tracking technology. JVME. 45(3). doi: 10.3138/jvme.1115-187r.
2017
Williams CC, Hecker K, Paget M, Coderre SP, Burak KW, Wright B, Krigolson OE. (2017). The application of reward learning in the real world: changes in the reward positivity amplitude reflect learning in a medical education context. International Journal of Psychophysiology. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.10.010
Lin Y, Wan B, Belanger C, Hecker K, Gilfoyle E, Davidson J, Cheng A. (2017). Reducing the impact of Intensive Care Unit mattress compressibility during CPR: a simulation-based study. Advances in Simulation. 2(22). doi.org/10.1186/s41077-017-0057-y.
Ciechanski P, Cheng A, Lopushinsky S, Hecker K, Gan L, Lang S, Zareinia K, Kirton, A. (2017). Effects of transcranial direct-current stimulation on neurosurgical skill acquisition: a randomized controlled trial. World Neurosurgery. 108(1): 876-884. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.123
Lin Y, Currie G, Hecker K, Cheng A. (2017). Implementing economic evaluation in simulation-based medical education: challenges and opportunities. Medical Education. 52(2): 150-160. DOI: 10.1111/medu.13411
Cheng A, Lin Y, Nadkarni V, Duff JP, Brown LL, Bhanji F, Kessler D, Tofil NM, Hecker K, Hunt EA. (2017). The effect of step stool use and provider height on quality of chest compressions during pediatric cardiac arrest: A simulation-based multicenter study. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 20(1): 80-88. doi:10.1017/cem2017.12.
Norris JM, Hecker KG, Rabatach L, Noseworthy TW, White DE. (2017). Development and validation of the clinical networks engagement tool. PlosOne. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174056
Wagner M, Hecker KG, Pang D. (2017). Sedation levels in dogs: a validation study. BMC Veterinary Research. 110(13). doi:10.1186/s12917-017-1027-2
Hecker KG, Norman G. (2017). Have admissions committees considered all the evidence? Advances in Health Sciences Education. 22(2): 573-576. doi:10.1007/s10459-016-9750-1
2016
Jamniczky HA, Cotton D, Michael P, Ramji Q, Lenz R, McLaughlin K, Coderre S, Ma IW. (2016). Cognitive load imposed by ultrasound-facilitated teaching does not adversely affect gross anatomy learning outcomes. Anatomical Sciences Education. 10(2): 144-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1642
Hashizume C, Hecker KG, Myhre D, Bailey J, Lockyer J. (2016). Supporting veterinary preceptors in a distributed model of education: a faculty development needs assessment. JVME. 43(1): 104-110. doi:10.3138/jvme.0515-075R
Hashizume C, Myhre D, Hecker KG, Bailey J, Lockyer J. (2016). Exploring the teaching motivations, satisfaction, and challenges of veterinary preceptors: a qualitative study. JVME. 43(1): 95-103. doi:10.3138/jvme.0715-120R
2015
Anderson SJ, Krigolson OE, Jamniczky HA, & Hecker KG. (2015). Learning anatomical structures: a reinforcement based learning approach. Medical Science Educator. 26(1): 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-015-0219-2
Hecker KG. (2015). Critical Synthesis Package: Decision Conflict Scale (DCS). MedEdPORTAL Publications; doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10273
Hruska P, Krigolson O, Coderre S, McLaughlin K, Cortese F, Doig C, Beran T, Wright B, and Hecker KG. (2015). Working memory, reasoning, and expertise in medicine – insights into their relationship using functional neuroimaging. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 21(5): 935-952 doi: 10.1007/s10459-015-9649-2
Hruska P, Hecker KG, Coderre S, McLaughlin K, Cortese F, Doig C, Beran T, Wright B, and Krigolson O. (2015). Hemispheric differences in novices and experts during decision making. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 21(5): 921-933. doi: 10.1007/s10459-015-9648-3
Royal K, Hecker KG. (2015). Rater errors in clinical performance assessments. JVME. 43(1). doi: 10.3138/jvme0715-112R
Weijs C, Coe J, and Hecker KG. (2015). Final-year students’ and clinical instructors’ experience of workplace based assessments used in a small animal primary veterinary care clinical rotation. JVME. 42(4). doi: 10.3138/jvme.1214-123R1
Royal K, Hecker KG. (2015). Understanding reliability: a review for veterinary educators. JVME. 43(1). doi: 10.3138/jvme.0315-030R.
Artemiou E, Hecker KG, Coe J, and Adams CL. (2015). Does a Rater's Professional Background Influence Communication Skills Assessment? JVME. 42(4). doi: 10.3138/jvme.0215-023R.
Williamson, J. Hecker, KG. Yvorchuk, K. Artemiou, E., French, H., Fuentealba, C. (2015). Development and validation of a feline abdominal palpation model. Veterinary Record. doi:10.1136/vr.103212
Read EK, Bell C, Rhind S, and Hecker KG. (2015). The use of global rating scales for OSCEs in veterinary medicine. PLOS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121000
Hashizume C, Woloschuk W, Hecker KG. (2015). Changes in veterinary students' attitudes towards the rural environment and rural veterinary practice: a longitudinal cohort study. JVME. 42(2). doi: 10.3138/jvme.1014-101R
Warren AL, Donnon TL, Wagg CR, Priest H. (2015) Educational interventions to improve cytology visual diagnostic reasoning measured by eye tracking. JVME. 42(1). doi: 10.3138/jvme.0514-056R.
2014
Artemiou E, Adams CL, Hecker KG, Vallevand A, Violato C, Coe J. (2014). Standardized Client Raters In A Veterinary Communication OSCE: A Reliability And Validity Study. Veterinary Record. doi: 10.1136/vr.102633
Oliver V, De Rantere D, Ritchie R, Chisholm J, Hecker KG, Pang D. (2014). Development and psychometric assessment of an analgesic intervention score for the Rat Grimace Scale. Plos One. 9(5): e97882. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097882
Bok HGJ, Teunissen PW, Boerboom TBB, Rhind SM, Baillie S, Tegzes J, Annandale H, Matthew S, Torgerson A, Hecker KG, Härdi-Landerer C, Gómez-Luciá E, Ahmad B, Muijtjens AMM, Jaarsma DADC, van der Vleuten CPM, van Beukelen P. (2014). Veterinary Professionals for the 21st Century: Opening up an International Discussion. JAVMA. 245(8): 906-913. doi:10.2460/javma.245.8.906
Campbell RD, Hecker KG, Biau DJ, Pang DSJ. (2014). Student attainment of proficiency in a clinical skill: the assessment of individual learning curves. Plos One. 9(2). e88526. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088526
Oliver T, Hecker K, Conlon P, and Hausdorf P. (2014). Validating MMI scores: Are we measuring multiple attributes? Advances in Health Sciences Education. 19(3)379-392. DOI 10.1007/s10459-013-9480-6
2013
Hecker KG, Kurdi S, Joshi DD, and Stephen C. (2013). Perceptions of relationships between risk factors for Japanese Encephalitis in Nepal: A network analysis of professional opinions. Ecohealth. 10(4): 415-422. doi:10.1007/s10393-013-0865-z
Read E, Hecker K. (2013). The development and delivery of a systematic veterinary clinical skills education program at the University of Calgary. Journal of Veterinary Science & Technology. doi: 10.4172/2157-7579.S4-004
Artemiou E, Adams CL, Vallevand A, Violato C, and Hecker KG. (2013). Measuring the effectiveness of small group and web-based-training methods in teaching clinical communication: A case comparison study. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 40(3) 242-251. doi:10.3138/jvme.0113-026R133.
Koblinger K, Hecker K, Nicol J, Wasko A, Fernandez N, Leguillette R. (2013). Bronchoalveolar lavage-induced lower airway collapse in equine respiratory inflammatory diseases. Equine Veterinary Journal. 46(1): 50-55. doi: 10.1111/evj.12096
Fernandez N J, Hecker K, Gilroy C, Warren A, and Leguillette R. (2013). Reliability of 400-cell and 5-field leukocyte differential counts for equine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 42(1): 92-98 doi: 10.1111/vcp.12013
2012
Nolan M, Beran T, Hecker K. (2012). Attitudes toward statistics education: a systematic review. Statistics Education Research Journal. 11(2): 103-123.
Conlon P, Hecker K, Sabatini S. (2012). What should we be selecting for? A systematic approach for determining which personal characteristics to assess for during admissions. BMC Medical Education. 12:105 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-12-105
Hecker K, Adams C L, and Coe JB. (2012). Assessment of 1st year veterinary students’ communication skills using an objective structured clinical examination: The importance of context. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 39(3): 304-310 doi:10.3138/jvme.0312.022R
Warren A, Stokol T, Hecker K, Van Nydam D. (2012). Artifactual changes in bovine blood analyzed by the AVIA 120 hematology analyzer following storage. Comparative clinical Pathology. 22(6): 1235-1240. doi: 10.1007/s00580-012-1556-9
Citaku F, Violato C, Beran T, Donnon T, Hecker K, and Cawthorpe D. (2012). Leadership competencies for medical education and healthcare professions. British Medical Journal Open. 2(2). 2:e000812. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000812
Beran T, Donnon T, and Hecker K. (2012). Effective use of student teaching evaluations in veterinary medical education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 39(1). doi :10.3138/jvme.0311.037R
2011
Hecker K, & Violato C. (2011). An Analysis of a Veterinary School MMI: How the number of interviewers, they type of interviewers and number of stations affect reliability. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 23: 331-336. doi:10.1080/10401334.2011.611769
Beran T, Hecker K, Coderre S, Wright B, Woloschuk W, McLaughlin K. (2011). Ego Identity Status of Medical Students in Clerkship.Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2(1), e4-e10.
Fuentealba C, Hecker K, Nelson P, Tegzes J, Waldham S. (2011). Relationships between admissions requirements and pre-clinical and clinical performance in a distributed veterinary curriculum. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education.38(1): 52-59. DOI:10.3138/jvme.38.1.52
2010
Hecker K, Read E, Vallevand A, Krebs G, Donszelman D, Freeman S, Muelling C. (2010). Assessment of 1st year veterinary student clinical skills using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 37(2): 395-402. doi: 10.3138/jvme.37.4.395
Hecker K, & Violato C. (2010). Using standardized essays in the veterinary medicine admissions process: are the ratings reliable and valid? Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 37(3): 254-257. doi: 10.3138/jvme.37.3.254
Montgomery, G., Crockford, D, and Hecker K. (2010). The coordinators of psychiatric education (COPE) residency in-training exam: a psychometric assessment. Academic Psychiatry. 34(3): 203-207. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.34.3.203
Hecker K. (2010). A longitudinal study of the effects of medical school curricula on student performance in the United States medical licensing examinations: A multi-level, multivariate study. Medical Teacher. 32(3):322-323.
2009
Hecker K, & Violato C. (2009). Validity, Reliability, and defensibility of assessment in veterinary education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 36(3) 271-275. doi: 10.3138/jvme.36.3.271
Hecker K. and Violato C. (2009). The Impact of Medical School Curricula: Do Curricular Approaches Effect Competence in Medicine? Family Medicine. 41(6): 420-426.
Hecker K, Donnon T, Fuentealba C, Hall D, Illanes O, Morck DW, Muelling C. (2009). Assessment of Applicants to the Veterinary Curriculum using a Multiple Mini Interview Method. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 36(2): 166-173. doi: 10.3138/jvme.36.2.166
Hatfield J, Hecker K, and Jensen A. (2009). Building global health research competencies at the undergraduate level: Journal of Studies in International Education. 13(4): doi: 10.1177/1028315308329806
2008
Fuentealba I & Hecker, K. (2008). Clinical preceptor evaluation of veterinary students in a distributed model of clinical education. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 35(3): 389-396. doi: 10.3138/jvme.35.3.389
Collin V T, Violato C, Hecker K. (2008). Aptitude, achievement, and competence in medicine: a latent variable path model. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 14(3): 355-366. doi: 10.1007/s10459-008-9121-7
Donnon T, & Hecker K. (2008). Approaches to learning in a sample of undergraduate students from the bachelor of health sciences program: a confirmatory factor analysis. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 38(1): 1-19.
Hecker, K. and Violato, C. (2008). How much do differences in medical schools influence student performance? A longitudinal study employing hierarchical linear modeling. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 20(2): 104-113. doi:10.1080/10401330801991915
2007
Violato, C. and Hecker, K. (2007). How to use structural equation modeling in medical education research: a brief guide. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 19(4): 362-371. doi: 10.1080/10401330701542685
2006
Hecker K, & Violato C. (2006). An undergraduate research program in health sciences (BHSc): reliability, validity and student perceptions of it as a pre-medical program. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 52 (4): 302 -313.