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Fabrey, Lawrence J.; Case, Susan M. – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
The effect on test scores of changing answers to multiple-choice questions was studied and compared to earlier research. The current setting was a nationally administered, in-training, specialty examination for medical residents in obstetrics and gynecology. Both low and high scorers improved their scores when they changed answers. (SW)
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