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Multiple choice questions for assessment of primary FFARCS Course students
Author(s) -
KAMEL M.M.,
GEDDES I.C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1979.tb06249.x
Subject(s) - medicine , general hospital , library science , general surgery , computer science
Multiple choice questions have been used to assess the progress of 105 postgraduate anaesthetic students over three successive academic years, at the University of Liverpool. Analysis of the results of these tests had revealed a good correlation existing between the MCQ scores obtained and success or failure in the Colleges' Primary FFARCS examinations. Both retrospective and prospective analyses are presented. The value of serial MCQ tests is discussed in relation to encouraging and discouraging students in sitting postgraduate examinations. Analyses of these tests are also of value in planning teaching programmes, assessment of teaching and predicting overall successes and failure of students.