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Table 3 Percentage of questions with specified number of effective distractors at first offering

From: Analysis of MCQ and distractor use in a large first year Health Faculty Foundation Program: assessing the effects of changing from five to four options

Coursea

Number of Effective Distractors (> 5% of respondents)

Four

Three

Two

One

None

Chem A (n = 25)

4%

32%

24%

24%

16%

Chem B (n = 50)

22%

32%

20%

18%

8%

A&P A (n = 60)

13%

42%

33%

8%

3%

A&P B (n = 60)

28%

23%

27%

17%

5%

  1. an denotes the total number of MCQs used in the final exam and is the denominator for percentages shown
  2. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding