Table 1 Bonus/Penalty system for the adjustment of the score according to appropriateness of confidence
Level of confidence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | ||
Unadjusted score at the question | Bonus/Penalty | |||
M-MCQ | 1 (all items correct) | 0.2 | 0 | −0.2 |
0.5 (1 mistake) | −0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | |
0.2 (2 mistakes) | −0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | |
0 (> 2 mistakes) | −0.3 | −0.1 | 0.2 | |
Final score at the question | ||||
1 (all items correct) | 1.2 | 1 | 0.8 | |
0.5 (1 mistake) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
0.2 (2 mistakes) | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
0 (> 2 mistakes) | −0.3 | −0.1 | 0.2 | |
Unadjusted score at the question | Bonus/Penalty | |||
S-MCQ | 1 (correct choice) | 0.2 | 0 | −0.2 |
0 (incorrect choice) | −0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | |
Final score at the question | ||||
1 (correct choice) | 1.2 | 1 | 0.8 | |
0 (incorrect choice) | −0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | |