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Monzurul A Roni1, Yerko Berrocal1, Richard Tapping1
1Department of Health Sciences Education and Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL 61605 USA.
Abstract:
Committee reviews improve the quality of multiple-choice question (MCQ) exams; however, such review processes are typically highly resource-intensive and time-consuming. We report a review process that requires limited faculty time and administrative resources. A small committee reviewed selected items (14-20%) of the final exams of six independent block courses taken by first- and second-year medical students. This process resulted in a significant increase in the item discrimination of reviewed questions in all exams. Our findings support the utility of a review process and may offer health profession educators a more practical and efficient approach for improving the quality of in-house MCQ exams.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-022-01631-9.
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