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A trial of multiple choice examination in pharmacology
Author(s) -
GANDHI I. S.,
GHOSH M. N.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1978.tb00352.x
Subject(s) - multiple choice , reliability (semiconductor) , spearman's rank correlation coefficient , correlation coefficient , value (mathematics) , medical education , medicine , medical physics , pearson product moment correlation coefficient , psychology , statistics , mathematics , significant difference , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary An account is given of the introduction of MCQ in an Indian Medical institution in 1974/75. Preliminary results suggest that the reliability coefficient of MCQs rises with their difficulty, and that Pearson‐type coefficient indicates a higher degree of correlation with essay marks than do Spearman coefficients. A ‘student assessment response’ taken with standard item analysis technique may be of value in assessing questions for future use.