Developing a Bank of Faculty-authored, Valid and Reliable Objective Questions for Institutional Use: Sharing the Experience
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
;
: 28-35, 2020.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-875792
ABSTRACT
@#Introduction:
With the increasing number of institutions implementing competency-based education which demands to provide feedback to students at regular intervals, there is an increase in the frequency of assessments. For this purpose, the written examinations using multiple choice questions (MCQs) are the most feasible form of assessment. However, constructing MCQs is an arduous task and significantly adds to the work-load of the academic staff members. To ease this burden, the institutions may consider to develop banks of valid and reliable MCQs.Methods:
Based and built on our experience and literature review, the steps – relating to the process of constructing valid and reliable questions and development of question banks (QBs) – are the actions needed to develop new QBs or improve on the existing ones.Results:
We have described ten practical steps for developing and banking of MCQs. The first five steps relate to the development of quality items and the remaining steps relate to the development of QBs, their maintenance, growth and safety and security. We have also established the criteria for selection and the frequency of reuse of questions.Conclusion:
Using QBs will alleviate some of the burden of constructing novel quality questions needed for frequent assessments of students using 21st century teaching/learning approaches. The use of banked questions with known psychometric properties would allow the authorities to take charge and control of items’ quality and overall examination standards.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Language:
English
Journal:
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
Year:
2020
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Article
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