Comparison between three option, four option and five option multiple choice question tests for quality parameters: A randomized study | Zendy

Jaykaran Charan | Zendy; Bhavisha Vegada | Zendy; Apexa Shukla | Zendy; Ajeet Kumar Khilnani | Zendy; Chetna Desai | Zendy

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Comparison between three option, four option and five option multiple choice question tests for quality parameters: A randomized study

Author(s) -

Jaykaran Charan,

Bhavisha Vegada,

Apexa Shukla,

Ajeet Kumar Khilnani,

Chetna Desai

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

indian journal of pharmacology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1998-3751

pISSN - 0253-7613

DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.190757

Subject(s) - multiple choice , summative assessment , formative assessment , test (biology) , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , statistics , actuarial science , mathematics , medicine , mathematics education , significant difference , economics , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology

Most of the academic teachers use four or five options per item of multiple choice question (MCQ) test as formative and summative assessment. Optimal number of options in MCQ item is a matter of considerable debate among academic teachers of various educational fields. There is a scarcity of the published literature regarding the optimum number of option in each item of MCQ in the field of medical education.

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