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Rating Scale Measures in Multiple-Choice Exams: Pilot Studies in Pharmacology
Joint Authors
Gergs, Ulrich
Neumann, Joachim
Melzer, Andreas
Lukas, Josef
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Multiple-choice questions are widely used in clinical education.
Usually, the students have to mark the one and only correct answer from a set of five alternatives.
Here, in a voluntary exam, at the end of an obligatory pharmacology exam, we tested a format where more than one alternative could be correct (N=544 students from three year groups).
Moreover, the students were asked to rate each item.
The students were unaware how many correct answers were contained in the questions.
Finally, a questionnaire had to be filled out about the difficulty of the new tests compared to the one out of five tests.
In the obligatory final exam, all groups performed similarly.
From the results, we conclude that the new rating scales were a better challenge and could be adapted to assess student knowledge and confidence in more depth than previous multiple-choice questions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Melzer, Andreas& Gergs, Ulrich& Lukas, Josef& Neumann, Joachim. 2018. Rating Scale Measures in Multiple-Choice Exams: Pilot Studies in Pharmacology. Education Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157020
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Melzer, Andreas…[et al.]. Rating Scale Measures in Multiple-Choice Exams: Pilot Studies in Pharmacology. Education Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157020
American Medical Association (AMA)
Melzer, Andreas& Gergs, Ulrich& Lukas, Josef& Neumann, Joachim. Rating Scale Measures in Multiple-Choice Exams: Pilot Studies in Pharmacology. Education Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157020
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1157020