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  • Psychometrics
  • Assessment

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  • Effective assessment relies on robust psychometric analysis of multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
  • Faculty often require simplified tools to interpret complex item analysis data.
  • Improving MCQ quality is crucial for accurate student evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and assess a user-friendly guide for faculty to interpret the psychometric analysis of MCQs.
  • To evaluate the guide's effectiveness in simplifying MCQ item analysis interpretation.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted at Shifa College of Medicine.
  • A simplified, visually-formatted interpretation guide for MCQ psychometric analysis was developed.
  • Faculty feedback was collected after the guide's administration.

Main Results:

  • 85% of course coordinators understood the MCQ analysis using the guide.
  • 90% of faculty agreed the analysis helped refine MCQ creation.
  • 45% found the analysis useful for identifying student knowledge gaps.
  • 100% of coordinators found the revised format easy to understand.

Conclusions:

  • The developed interpretation guide for MCQs is user-friendly and beneficial for faculty.
  • The guide facilitates a better understanding of psychometric analysis, improving assessment practices.