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Reliability and validity studies on modified essay questions

G I Feletti

    Journal of Medical Education
    |November 1, 1980
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    Modified essay questions (MEQs) effectively assess medical students' clinical problem-solving skills. Reliability estimates for MEQs are high, though criterion-referenced assessment may influence results, prompting further reliability evaluations.

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Assessment Methods
    • Cognitive Science

    Background:

    • Modified essay questions (MEQs) are utilized at the University of Newcastle for evaluating clinical problem-solving in early-year medical students.
    • Previous studies reported high reliability estimates (coefficient alpha) for MEQ-based assessments.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To assess the reliability and validity of modified essay questions (MEQs) for evaluating clinical problem-solving skills in first- and second-year medical students.
    • To explore the nature of medical problem-solving and cognitive skills through MEQ analysis.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized modified essay questions (MEQs) to assess clinical problem-solving in medical students.
    • Calculated reliability estimates using coefficient alpha.

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  • Examined validity based on models of medical problem-solving and cognitive skill taxonomies.

    • Main Results:

    • High reliability estimates (coefficient alpha up to 0.91) were initially reported for MEQ assessments.
    • Lower reliability estimates may arise from criterion-referenced assessment of competence.
    • Internal consistency estimates revealed anomalies in understanding problem-solving, suggesting reexamination via cognitive preference indexes.

    Conclusions:

    • MEQs demonstrate potential for assessing medical students' clinical problem-solving abilities.
    • Further evaluation of reliability measures is needed, particularly within a criterion-referenced framework.
    • Analysis of MEQ results offers insights into cognitive processes in medical problem-solving.