Table 1 Comparison in the difficulty indices of 257 MCQ in the final exam of pathophysiology between students with high scores (group 1) and low scores (group 2)
From: Evaluation of the quality of multiple-choice questions according to the students’ academic level
Group 1a | Group 2b | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
All the questions (N = 257) | 0.78 (0.62–0.89) | 0.56 (0.37–0.67) | < 0.001 |
Factual questions (N = 198) | 0.79 (0.65–0.89) | 0.56 (0.41–0.67) | < 0.001 |
Case-based questions (N = 59) | 0.75 (0.56–0.89) | 0.49 (0.32–0.67) | < 0.001 |
P*** | 0.125 | 0.102 |