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Table 2 Fixed effect of the expected cognitive load and long stem on the difficulty

From: Validation of response processes in medical assessment using an explanatory item response model

Variables

Difficulty

SE

P value

Low expected cognitive load

-0.38

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

High expected cognitive load

-0.02

0.696

0.69

Long stem

0.78

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: SE standard error