… for the construction of high-quality test questions. The … questions that assess skill in interpreting
data and making decisions, which we believe are important components of clinical skills. …

… The present study was undertaken to evaluate MCQ and SEQ items in Basic Medical
Sciences (Biochemistry) by determining item writing flaws (IWFs) of MCQs along with cognitive …

… ; to encourage integration of basic and clinical sciences; community-related issues; and
small-group learning [1]. With the change in the curriculum, assessment needs to match the …

… to begin when writing test questions—as long as they are well written and properly used. If
… always proceed to another assessment method, such as an essay question or performance …

… The National Board of Medical Examiners’ manual Constucting Written Test Questions for
the Basic and Clinical Sciences, assists faculty members with improving the quality of multiple …

… may not be connected with a clinical scenario) … clinical relevance, national licensing exam
questions in the United States are designed to address application of knowledge to clinical …

… is the most appropriate modality to test cognitive knowledge. Two major classes of written
assessment are discussed in this chapter: selected-response and constructed-response …

… , the tests assessed in this study were all written in English, but all examinees and many of
the teachers who generated the test questions … benefit from poorly written test items and high-…

… for writing test questions. The authors conducted a study of multiple-choice questions used
… Poorly written test questions do not validate learning and waste resources in the form of time…

… It is widely believed that constructed response written questions test … of written assessment
may be placed into one of two categories. Constructed response or open-ended questions …