Open AccessItem analysis of in use multiple choice questions in pharmacology
Author(s) -
Mandeep Kaur,
Sundeep Singla,
Rajiv Mahajan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.186965
Subject(s) - multiple choice , test (biology) , quality (philosophy) , psychology , statistics , mathematics , significant difference , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are a common method of assessment of medical students. The quality of MCQs is determined by three parameters such as difficulty index (DIF I), discrimination index (DI), and distracter efficiency (DE).