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Table 1 Particulars and psychometrics of the 7 BAQ tests with 50 items each

From: How important is distractor efficiency for grading Best Answer Questions?

Test

Year

St

n

Type

Mean

DIFi (SD)

Mean

DISi (SD)

Items with 100% DE

Items with DE of ≥ 50%

Mean

FD (SD)

1

2013-14

87

FPE 5-op

0.60 (0.25)

0.22 (0.16)

6 (12%)

32 (64%)

2.1 (1.07)

2

2014-15

121

FPE 5-op

0.65 (0.23)

0.22 (0.16)

6 (12%)

34 (68%)

1.96 (1.20)

3

2015-16

125

FPE 5-op

0.69 (0.25)

0.17 (0.14)

5 (10%)

30 (60%)

1.94 (1.24)

4

2016-17

112

FPE 5-op

0.53 (0.28)

0.14 (0.13)

8 (16%)

34 (68%)

2.16 (1.2)

5

2016-17

24

Sup 5-op

0.54 (0.25)

0.16 (0.20)

1 (2%)

30 (60%)

1.72 (0.95)

6

2017-18

118

FPE 5-op

0.63 (0.28)

0.18 (0.15)

3 (6%)

27 (54%)

1.72 (1.23)

7

2018-19

122

FPE 4-op

0.69 (0.23)

0.12 (0.12)

8 (16%)

25 (50%)

1.48 (0.97)

  1. FPE final professional examination, op options, DE distractor efficiency, FD functional distractors per item, DIFi difficulty index, DISi discrimination index, St students, n number. Items with ≥ 50% DE include items with 100% DE