From: AI in medical education: uses of AI in construction type A MCQs
NO | Questions | Response |
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The question as a whole | ||
1. | Does the question test application of knowledge rather than the recall of isolated facts? | |
2. | Does the question satisfy the” cover the options, hand” rule so that an answer can be formulated without seeing the options? | |
Options | ||
3. | Are the options homogeneous in content and phrasing, similar in length, and parallel in structure? | |
4. | Does each option follow grammatically and logically from the lead-in? | |
5. | Does the correct answer avoid repeating words used in the stem (“clang” clue)? | |
6. | Are the distractors phrased to avoid repetition that clues to the correct answer (convergence)? | |
7. | Does each option avoid the use of absolute or vague terms, such as” always,” rarely,” usually,” and” never”? | |
8. | Has the option set been constructed to avoid using” None of the above” and” All of the above”? |