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Selected Works of Dr Nathan Zoanetti
Article
Fixed or mixed: a comparison of three, four and mixed-option multiple-choice tests in a Fetal Surveillance Education Program
BMC Medical Education (2013)
  • Nathan Zoanetti, University of Melbourne
  • Mark Beaves, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Patrick Griffin, University of Melbourne
  • Euan M Wallace, Monash Institute of Medical Research
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Abstract
Background: Despite the widespread use of multiple-choice assessments in medical education assessment, current practice and published advice concerning the number of response options remains equivocal. This article describes an empirical study contrasting the quality of three 60 item multiple-choice test forms within the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Fetal Surveillance Education Program (FSEP).
Keywords
  • Multiple choice tests,
  • Surveillance Education Program,
  • Assessment,
  • Medical education
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 1, 2013
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-13-35
Citation Information
Nathan Zoanetti, Mark Beaves, Patrick Griffin and Euan M Wallace. "Fixed or mixed: a comparison of three, four and mixed-option multiple-choice tests in a Fetal Surveillance Education Program" BMC Medical Education Vol. 13 Iss. 1 (2013) p. 35 - 35 ISSN: 1472-6920
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nathan-zoanetti/11/