Problems in Preparing Multiple Choice Questions for Computer-based Testing Used in the Nationwide Common Examination before Clinical Clerkships
- VernacularTitle:医科臨床実習開始前共用試験ＣＢＴ問題作成における課題
- Author:
Nobuo NARA
;
Yoshio NITTA
;
Tatsuki ISHIDA
;
Osamu FUKUSHIMA
;
Eiji GOTOH
;
Nobuhiko SAITO
;
Yasuichiro FUKUDA
;
Fumimaro TAKAKU
;
Tatsuo SATO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
computer-based testing;
common achievement test;
model core curriculum
- From:Medical Education
2003;34(5):335-341
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
In 2002, Japanese medical students began computer-based testing (CBT) to assess their basic and clinical medical knowledge, based on the model core-curriculum, before starting clinical clerkships. Of 9, 919 multiple choice questions submitted by 80 medical schools, 2, 791 were used for CBT and 7, 128 were rejected. To improve the quality of future CBT, we analyzed why questions were rejected. The most commons reasons were difficulty, length, and inappropriate choice of answers. A training course may be needed to improve the ability of medical school staff to devise questions.
