1 2

;3

..

4 5

Basic Rules
Stem | Options

Testwiseness
Options

Irrelevant
Difficulty

Whatre Features
of Good MCQ?

MCQ
MCQ

MCQ
(testwiseness)

(irrelevant difficulty)

Stem | Options

3
MCQ testwiseness
irrelevant difficulty
Basic Rules
Stem

1.
?

. A . B . AB . O
2. 1
O
validity ?
. A . B . AB . O
2 1

-

MCQ
1
12

Good MCQ?

Options

logic

Testwiseness

1. cut wound ?
9
( )

2. convulsion
CT
CBC
DZP 9 BUN

3. enzyme cholinesterase
methomyl


9

Options

13

Good MCQ?

100% medicine
textbook

textbook
textbook

5.
?


9

(all of above)
(none of above)

4.

hydronephrosis
hemothorax 9
empyema thoracis
pyelonephritis

6.
?
Morphine
Methamphetamine 9
MDMA
Canabinoid

18.
?
blood
gastric content
hair
urine 9
14

Good MCQ?

Irrelevant Difficulty
Stem

irrelevant difficulty

validity

validity

Option

irrelevant difficulty

MCQ


( EKG
)

15

Good MCQ?

7.
mg% ?

> 50 25 50-75 > 100

( , , ,
)

Further Reading:
1.

Gronlund NE. (1988) How to construct achievement tests (4th ed.).

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Printice-Hall.

2.

Welsh AL. (1978) Multiple choice objective test. In Saunders P, Welsh

AL, Hansen WL. (eds.) Resource manual for teacher training progrmas
in economics p.191-228. NY: Joint council on economic education.

3.

http://www.csu.edu.au/division/celt/celt_teal/htm

4.

http://www.wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/teachingacademiy/assistance/course/mult.htm

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