aims: using the best assessment methods is an important factor in educational development of health students. modified essay questions and multiple choice questions are two prevalent methods of assessing the students. the aim of this study was to compare two methods of modified essay questions and multiple choice questions in occupational health engineering and work laws courses. materials & me...

  Background: The method of evaluation in students’ learning affects their studying mode. The aim of this study was to compare nursing students’ scores in essay and multiple-choice questions in Mother and Child Health examination in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this study, the  final scores of 121 of nursing students in a multiple-choice questionnaire consisting of 40 ...

The study investigated differences in the use of multiple-choice test-taking strategies by Iranian EFL learners regarding reading comprehension ability. Reading is the most important academic language skill that receives the particular focus in second or foreign language teaching; tests are also regularly applied to assess academic performance. This paper sought to investigate differences in th...

A descriptive model of strength of preference for options composed of multiple attributes is proposed. This focus shift model assumes that people judge strength of preference by weighting the desirable and undesirable features of choice alternatives. Judgments of how much better a superior option is can differ in absolute magnitude from the inverse judgment of how much worse an inferior option ...

We address previous hypotheses about possible factors influencing the gender gap in attainment in physics. Specifically, previous studies claim that male advantage may arise from multiple-choice style questions, and that scaffolding may preferentially benefit female students. We claim that female students are not disadvantaged by multiple-choice style questions, and also present some alternativ...

We propose scoring rule mechanisms for eliciting honest responses to a multiple choice question, MCQ. The respondent’s score consists of two terms: an auxiliary score based on his response to a related auxiliary question, and the corresponding scores of other respondents giving the same response as him to the MCQ. For this to work, the auxiliary score has to be truth-incentive for the auxiliary...

This paper presents a multiple choice question exam, used to test students completing their first semester of programming. Assumptions in the design of the exam are identified. A detailed analysis is performed on how students performed on the questions. The intent behind this exercise is to begin a community process of identifying the criteria that define an effective multiplechoice exam for te...

For many years examinations in the medical course have been of the essay type, but recently there has been a move in the direction of multiple choice questions. In consequence, it has been asked whether this represents progress or if it is merely change for the sake of change. Since the form of the examination requiring the candidate to answer by means of an essay or short notes is well known, ...