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Table 2 Assessment tool: item analysis

From: New virtual case-based assessment method for decision making in undergraduate students: a scale development and validation

Item

Corrected item-total correlation

Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted

Student asked the appropriate questions regarding patient’s history

0.590

0.833

Student proposed the appropriate differential diagnoses

0.585

0.833

Student proposed the appropriate clinical examination

0.396

0.850

Student proposed the appropriate investigations

0.525

0.850

Student proposed the appropriate referrals

0.642

0.824

Student proposed the appropriate management

0.590

0.830

Student explained the planned investigations and referrals to patient

0.487

0.840

Student explained the planned management to patient

0.610

0.827

Student explained the probable diagnosis to patient

0.605

0.828

Student gave the patient instructions on self-management at home

0.556

0.833