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Writing Case-Based
Multiple-Choice Questions for Basic Science Courses
Dave Swanson and Kathy Holtzman, National Board Medical Examiners |
Writing good tests is a challenging
task. Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) often contain
technical flaws providing advantages to “test-wise”
examinees, and they sometimes focus on content that is
relatively unimportant from clinical and life-long
learning perspectives. Reflecting world-wide shifts
toward integrative curricula, this workshop focuses on
writing MCQ exams that assess application of basic
science knowledge to clinical situations, rather than
recall of isolated basic science facts.
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