Validity of very short answer versus single best answer questions for undergraduate assessment
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Validity of very short answer versus single best answer questions for undergraduate assessment
BACKGROUND Single Best Answer (SBA) questions are widely used in undergraduate and postgraduate medical examinations. Selection of the correct answer in SBA questions may be subject to cueing and therefore might not test the student's knowledge. In contrast to this artificial construct, doctors are ultimately required to perform in a real-life setting that does not offer a list of choices. This...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Education
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0793-z