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  • Medical Education
  • Educational Assessment
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are widely used in medical education.
  • Assessing the effectiveness of different MCQ formats is crucial for improving student evaluation.
  • Standard format (SF) MCQs have traditional structures, while non-standard format (NSF) MCQs deviate from these conventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare student performance and question discrimination between standard format (SF) and non-standard format (NSF) MCQs.
  • To analyze item analysis indices, including discrimination, point-biserial correlation, distractor analysis, and difficulty, for both MCQ formats.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized medical physiology exam results from approximately 500 first-year medical students over five years (2020-2024).
  • Applied classical test theory item analysis to determine discrimination (D), point-biserial correlation (rpbis), non-functional distractors (NFDs), and difficulty (p).
  • Compared these item analysis indices between SF and NSF MCQ types.

Main Results:

  • NSF questions exhibited significantly higher discrimination (D) and point-biserial correlation (rpbis) than SF questions.
  • The percentage of non-functional distractors (NFDs) was lower in NSF items compared to SF items.
  • NSF questions were found to be more difficult (p) than SF questions.

Conclusions:

  • Non-standard format MCQs demonstrate enhanced discriminatory power, identifying higher-performing students more effectively.
  • NSF MCQs lead to fewer non-functional distractors, suggesting better item construction or student engagement.
  • The increased difficulty and discriminative ability of NSF questions suggest they offer greater rigor in medical education assessments.