Scenario-Based, Single Best, Multiple-Choice Questions (SB-SB-MCQs) in Basic Medical Sciences: An Exploratory Study about the Staff Awareness, Knowledge and Difficulties Encountered

Background: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are well known and widely used assessment tool. They can be to measure the different levels of educational outcomes: knowledge, understanding, judgment problem solving. Traditional MCQs (stand-alone MCQs) often as a tool for facts recall. Advantages using Scenario-based questions (SBQs) include more focus on learning objectives ability assess higher learning. Shifting scenario-based increase level difficulty cognition. Purpose: This study explores current knowledge overall awareness undergraduate teaching staff about use difficulties single-best answer, multiple-choice (SB-SBA-MCQs) in assessments basic medical sciences. Method: We an e-Likert scale questionnaire explore this issue. The covered experience writing (SB-SBA-MCQs), courses or postgraduate degrees they attended face anticipate (SB-SBA-MCQs). Results: majority (86%) familiar with workshops related general, small minority have not any. had some MCQs. Only, percentage tried type Nearly 60% think it takes time construct, (96%) those researched support shifting Conclusion: has shown most teachers sciences aware good It also highlighted importance need regular training same.