Medical, dental and master’s students in biomedical sciences frequently take standardized, multiple-choice question tests to assess their foundational knowledge. Reasons for its widespread use include reliability, efficiency, low cost and when the questions are well-constructed, high accuracy. However, multiple choice questions may present challenges for test-takers when they contain item writing flaws (flawed, ambiguous, or poorly constructed test questions) that can potentially compromise the fairness and validity of the assessment.
New study highlights the importance of careful multiple-choice question construction
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