Table 4 Frequency table for the expert (n = 20) process scores, across two formats and four clinical presentations
Question format | Process score | Liver enzymes | Nausea and vomiting | Diarrhea | Dysphagia | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple-choice | 1: Hypothetico-deductive | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Â | 2: Scheme | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
| Â | 3: Pattern recognition | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 39 |
Total | Â | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 |
Extended-matching | 1: Hypothetico-deductive | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Â | 2: Scheme-inductive | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| Â | 3: Pattern recognition | 11 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 45 |
Total | Â | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 80 |