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Structured short‐answer questions: an alternative examination method
Author(s) -
WEBBER R. H.
Publication year - 1992
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.1365-2923.1992.tb00124.x
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , citizen journalism , construct (python library) , test (biology) , multiple choice , public health , computer science , psychology , medical education , mathematics education , medicine , social psychology , pathology , significant difference , paleontology , world wide web , biology , programming language
Summary. A structured short answer (SSA) examination has been developed for the MSc, Community Health in Developing Countries, to test competence in international public health. Questions can test knowledge or aim to assess problem‐solving ability, but have the advantage that the candidates construct their own answer (rather than choosing from pre‐formed answers in an MCQ), yet encourage sufficient precision for answers to be easily marked. The SSA more closely reflects participatory teaching and self‐directed learning. Illustrated material is widely used.