Multiple-choice examinations: adopting an evidence-based approach to exam technique.
Anaesthesia
; 53(11): 1105-8, 1998 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-10023280
Negatively marked multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are part of the assessment process in both the Primary and Final examinations for the fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. It is said that candidates who guess will lose marks in the MCQ paper. We studied candidates attending a pre-examination revision course and have shown that an evaluation of examination technique is an important part of an individual's preparation. All candidates benefited substantially from backing their educated guesses while only 3 out of 27 lost marks from backing their wild guesses. Failure to appreciate the relationship between knowledge and technique may significantly affect a candidate's performance in the examination.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conducta de Elección
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Educación de Postgrado en Medicina
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Evaluación Educacional
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Anestesiología
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anaesthesia
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido