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Table 2 Comparison of exam metrics yield physiology as the most challenging exam

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max. Score

average item difficulty*

passed (%)

anatomy (T1)

30

0.716

82.6

biology (T1)

40

0.684

74.4

chemistry (T1)

63

0.672

87.9

anatomy (T2)

30

0.741

85.4

biochemistry (T3)

34

0.459

69.7

physiology (T3)

80

0.522

32.8

  1. *assessed as average score/maximum score
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