How important is distractor efficiency for grading Best Answer Questions?

Abstract Background Distractor efficiency and the optimum number of functional distractors per item in One Best Answer Questions have been debated. The prevalence of non-functional distractors has led to a reduction in the number of distractors per item with the advantage of adding more items in the...

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Main Authors: Thomas Puthiaparampil, Mizanur Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
OBA
BAQ
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02463-0