Adding to the debate on the numbers of options for MCQs: the case for not being limited to MCQs with three, four or five options
Abstract Background There is a significant body of literature that indicates that the number of options for single-best answer multiple choice questions (MCQs) can be reduced from five to three or four without adversely affecting the quality of the questions and tests. Three or four options equates...
| Published in: | BMC Medical Education |
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-019-1801-x |