Factors Determining Time Allocation of a Multiple-Choice Question Examination
Conditions
Keywords
MCQ, medical assessment, medical education, testing time estimation
Brief summary
The MCQ is one of the objective assessment methods. It is proper to evaluate the cognitive domain of learners with high objectivity. However, there are no definite criteria for determining the appropriate exam time. The ability to comprehend the meaning of a text, when reading, cannot be directly applied to reading for decision-making or answering questions.
Detailed description
The study was conducted at the Institute of Medicine, Suranaree University of Technology in Thailand. The research participants were second to fifth-year medical students who had taken MCQ tests during their preclinical and clinical years between the academic years 2021-2022. All examinations in this study were computer-based, closed book, single best answer MCQs written in English. The participants were Thai, non-native English speakers A questionnaire was chosen as the data collection method due to the ease of administering it to new fourth-year medical students with minimal disruption to their learning activities. Convenience sampling was used to randomly select second to fifth-year medical students as the students would not be identifiable. An online survey or questionnaire-based study was used to collect information from participants in this study. If the data was unsaturated, triangulation data from a group of interviews would consist of students from different rotations to receive as much information on students' perspectives as possible
Interventions
BEHAVIORALQuestionaires
The questionnaire was done online by the participants from second to fifth-year medical students.
Sponsors
Suranaree University of Technology
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Medical students (2nd- 5th years) at Institute of Medicine, Suranaree University of Technology
Exclusion criteria
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Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Factors Determining Time Allocation of a Multiple-Choice Question Examination: The Students' Perspective | June 2021-SEP 2022 | The authors were interested in exploring the aspects of the medical students' perspective about the factors affecting their discission on MCQs answering |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Equation for Medical Multiple-Choice Question Testing Time Estimation | June 2021-SEP 2022 | The authors generated a specific computer program that integrated with the operating system of the examination. Technical specific features included the ability to calculate the speed of students taking MCQ exams with images or videos in the questions or options. |
Countries
Thailand
Outcome results
None listed