Multiple-choice Questions — A Reprieve

Guessing in Multiple Choice Questions: Challenges and Strategies

Introduction: Guessing is one of the most challenging issues in multiple choice questions. Several strategies, such as negative scoring, have been suggested for preventing students from choosing the right answer just by chance. However, there is no general agreement on using such strategies. The aim of this study was to review the scoring methods which are used for reducing guessing, and evalua...

Analysis of Multiple Choice Questions Based On Classical Test Theory

Introduction: The aim of this study was to use Classical Test Theory (CTT) software for qualitative and quantitative analysis of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) for Master students of health discipline. Methods: This study was carried out on two groups each including 50 undergraduate students of public health, and two groups of 50 and 26 undergraduate students of occupational health. The final...

Multiple Choice Questions

Examinations Using Multiple Choice Questions

For many years examinations in the medical course have been of the essay type, but recently there has been a move in the direction of multiple choice questions. In consequence, it has been asked whether this represents progress or if it is merely change for the sake of change. Since the form of the examination requiring the candidate to answer by means of an essay or short notes is well known, ...

A Survey on Distractors in Multiple-choice Questions and its Relationship on Difficulty and Discriminative Indices

Introduction: The distractors have a very important role in Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) and it can influence the quality of the tests. This study aimed to investigate frequency of functioning and non-functioning distractors and the relationship between the distractors options with difficulty and discrimination in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences in 2017. Methods: In this desc...