Great Question! The Art and Science of Crafting High-Quality Multiple-Choice Questions

Author Department

Radiology

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

3-2022

Abstract

Assessment of medical knowledge is essential to determine the progress of an adult learner. Well-crafted multiple-choice questions are one proven method of testing a learner's understanding of a specific topic. The authors provide readers with rules that must be followed to create high-quality multiple-choice questions. Common question writing mistakes are also addressed to assist readers in improving their item-writing skills.

Keywords: Item writing; multiple-choice questions; testing.

PMID

35288095

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