Comparative Study of Different Formats of MCQs: Multiple True-False and Single Best Answer Test Formats,, in a New Medical School of Malaysia

摘要

Introduction: Multiple choice questions (MCQs) alone or in conjunction with other test instruments are extensively used in high-stakes examination in medical institutions. Amongst numerous genres of MCQ style of exam with five options, it seems that examinees have greater chance to get correct answers for multiple true-false (MTF) than single best answer (SBA). Moreover, there has been no previous literature review revealed prediction and correlation of MCQ test format with overall student's performance.Objectives: This study, therefore, examined students' performance between these two evaluation techniques and correlated them with other assessment outcomes.