Evaluation of One-Day Multiple-Choice Question Workshop for Anesthesiology Faculty Members.
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
Training
Workshop
Journal
Anesthesiology and pain medicine
ISSN: 2228-7523
Titre abrégé: Anesth Pain Med
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101585412
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
25
11
2020
accepted:
01
12
2020
entrez:
21
6
2021
pubmed:
22
6
2021
medline:
22
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are used commonly to evaluate medical health students. Most novice educators tend to create poor quality, flawed, and low-cognitive-level questions. Therefore, there is a need for educating the assessors to maximize the quality of MCQs and evaluations. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of a one-day MCQ workshop on anesthesiology faculty members. Faculty members were invited to participate in a four-hour, one-day MCQ workshop. At the beginning of the workshop, the participants were questioned about their knowledge about MCQ quality indexes and also were asked about MCQ general principles (pre-test). Participants were again asked about the questions which they had in the pre-test as their post-test and were questioned about their expectations and the influence of this workshop. The participants declared that their expectations were fulfilled (9.4 ± 0.6 out of 10), and the course was applicable (9.7 ± 0.7 out of 10). Before the workshop, only 12.5% of the participants know MCQ indicators. This rate increased to 41% after the workshop (P < 0.05). Also, they were questioned about Millman's checklist for the MCQ examination. Participants' correct answers were increased from 2.75 to 3.05 out of four (P < 0.05). Although previous participation in MCQ training courses did not demonstrate an increase in knowledge and attitude, it could be theorized that short-term repetition would yield better results.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are used commonly to evaluate medical health students. Most novice educators tend to create poor quality, flawed, and low-cognitive-level questions. Therefore, there is a need for educating the assessors to maximize the quality of MCQs and evaluations.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of a one-day MCQ workshop on anesthesiology faculty members.
METHODS
METHODS
Faculty members were invited to participate in a four-hour, one-day MCQ workshop. At the beginning of the workshop, the participants were questioned about their knowledge about MCQ quality indexes and also were asked about MCQ general principles (pre-test). Participants were again asked about the questions which they had in the pre-test as their post-test and were questioned about their expectations and the influence of this workshop.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The participants declared that their expectations were fulfilled (9.4 ± 0.6 out of 10), and the course was applicable (9.7 ± 0.7 out of 10). Before the workshop, only 12.5% of the participants know MCQ indicators. This rate increased to 41% after the workshop (P < 0.05). Also, they were questioned about Millman's checklist for the MCQ examination. Participants' correct answers were increased from 2.75 to 3.05 out of four (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Although previous participation in MCQ training courses did not demonstrate an increase in knowledge and attitude, it could be theorized that short-term repetition would yield better results.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34150580
doi: 10.5812/aapm.111607
pmc: PMC8207881
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e111607Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of Interests: None of the authors has any conflict of interest.
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