Some Remarks on Multiple-Choice Questions in Competitive Examinations

ABSTRACT In this paper we investigate the effectiveness of an online learning resource for introductory financial accounting students using a suite of online multiple choice questions (MCQ) for summative and formative purposes. We found that the availability and use of an online resource resulted in improved examination performance for those students who actively used the online learning resource. Further, we found a positive relationship between formative MCQ and unit content related to challenging financial accounting concepts. However, better examination performance was also linked to other factors, such as prior academic performance, tutorial participation, and demographics, including gender and attending university as an international student. JEL Classifications: I20; M41.

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SBA MCQs for the MRCS Part A

10.1093/oso/9780199645633.001.0001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Sri G. Thrumurthy ◽

Tania Samantha De Silva ◽

Zia Moinuddin ◽

Stuart Enoch

Keyword(s):

Clinical Case ◽

Multiple Choice ◽

Surgical Anatomy ◽

Surgical Patients ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

Basic Sciences ◽

Self Assessment ◽

High Level ◽

Factual Recall ◽

Selection Of

Specifically designed to help candidates revise for the MRCS exam, this book features 350 Single Best Answer multiple choice questions, covering the whole syllabus. Containing everything candidates need to pass the MRCS Part A SBA section of the exam, it focuses intensively on the application of basic sciences (applied surgical anatomy, physiology, and pathology) to the management of surgical patients. The high level of detail included within the questions and their explanations allows effective self-assessment of knowledge and quick identification of key areas requiring further attention. Varying approaches to Single Best Answer multiple choice questions are used, giving effective exam practice and guidance through revision and exam technique. This includes clinical case questions, 'positively-worded' questions, requiring selection of the most appropriate of relatively correct answers; 'two-step' or 'double-jump' questions, requiring several cognitive steps to arrive at the correct answer; as well as 'factual recall' questions, prompting basic recall of facts.

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MCQs in Travel Medicine

10.1093/oso/9780199664528.001.0001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Dom Colbert

Keyword(s):

International Society ◽

Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽

Transmitted Disease ◽

Travel Medicine ◽

Multiple Choice ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Adventure Travel ◽

Self Test

Specifically written for those preparing for examinations and practitioners in travel medicine, MCQs in Travel Medicine contains over 600 multiple choice questions with detailed explanations which both teach and challenge the reader. Questions are group by topic which is ideal for revision, enabling you to focus on specific areas including adventure travel, travellers' diarrhoea, malaria, sexually transmitted disease, and drugs used in travel medicine. The style and format of the questions mirror the format of the exam questions, and the book includes a self-test to aid revision. This easy-to-read comprehensive book is ideally suited for those in busy day-to-day practices and those preparing for examinations in travel medicine including the Certificate Exam of the International Society of Travel Medicine.

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Best of Five MCQs for the Acute Medicine SCE

10.1093/oso/9780199680269.001.0001 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Multiple Choice ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

Self Assessment ◽

High Quality ◽

High Stakes ◽

Acute Medicine ◽

Acute Conditions

Best of Five MCQs for the Acute Medicine SCE is a new revision resource designed specifically for this high-stakes exam. Containing over 350 Best of Five multiple choice questions, this dedicated guide will help candidates to prepare successfully. The content mirrors the SCE in Acute Medicine Blueprint to ensure candidates are fully prepared for all the topics that may appear in the exam. Topics range from how to manage acute problems in cardiology or neurology to managing acute conditions such as poisoning. All answers have full explanations and further reading to ensure high quality self-assessment and quick recognition of areas that require further study.

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