Table 1 Item characteristics relating to the themes of professionalism, anatomy or skills from the seven exams taken by the two cohorts attending years I and II of medical school at Durham University
Items | Difficulty (sd) Logits | Discrimination (sd) | Z Infit (sd) | Z Outfit (sd) | Guessing Index (sd) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anatomy MCQs | .54 (1.2) | 1.08 (.3) | -.27 (.8) | -.30 (.9) | .02 (.1) |
Anatomy EMQs | -.47 (1.6) | 1.07 (.2) | -.17 (.6) | -.35 (.7) | .06 (.2) |
Anatomy Combined | -.16 (1.6) | 1.08 (.2) | -0.2 (.7) | -.33 (.8) | .05 (.2) |
Skills MCQs | -.57 (1.9) | .91 (.3) | .27 (.8) | .38 (1.0) | .11 (.3) |
Skills EMQs | -.09 (1.7) | .92 (.2) | .29 (.6) | .33 (.8) | .05 (.2) |
Skills Combined | -.35 (1.8) | .92 (.3) | .28 (.7) | .35 (.9) | .08 (.2) |
Prof. MCQs | -.38 (2.0) | .81 (.5) | .60 (1.1) | .82 (1.1) | .19 (.3) |
Prof. EMQs | -1.47(1.8) | .94 (.2) | .29 (.5) | .34 (.7) | .07 (.2) |
Prof. Combined | -1.11( 1.9) | .90 (.3) | .39 (.8) | .50 (.9) | .11 (.3) |