Hints for Students (and Examiners) on Answering MCQ Questions of the Multiple True/False Type.

Biran, Leonard A.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Hints for Students (and Examiners) on Answering MCQ Questions of the Multiple True/False Type.

Biran, Leonard A.

Medical Teacher, v8 n1 p41-48 1986

Discusses some difficulties that medical students experience in taking exams containing multiple choice questions. Differentiates between multiple true/false type questions, in which several answers may be true, and one-out-of-four type, in which only one answer is correct. Provides tips for taking and making multiple choice tests. (TW)

Descriptors: Ambiguity, College Science, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests, Science Education, Science Instruction, Test Coaching, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items, Test Wiseness

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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