Rarely selected distractors in high stakes medical multiple-choice examinations and their recognition by item authors: a simulation and survey
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many medical exams use 5 options for multiple choice questions (MCQs), although the literature suggests that 3 options are optimal. Previous studies on this topic have often been based on non-medical examinations, so we sought to ana...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Education |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/10/85 |