Evaluation of cognitive levels and item writing flaws in medical pharmacology internal assessment examinations

Authors

  • Saba Tariq University Medical and Dental College Faisalabad.
  • Sundus Tariq University Medical and Dental College Faisalabad.
  • Sadia Maqsood Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute. Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore
  • Shireen Jawed Assistant Professor, Physiology, Aziz Fatima Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad
  • Mukhtiar Baig Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah- 21589, KSA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.334.12887

Keywords:

Assessment, Item analysis, MCQ.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the cognitive levels of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Short Answer Questions (SAQs) and types of Item Writing Flaws (IWFs) in MCQs in Medical Pharmacology internal assessment exams.

Methods: This descriptive, study was conducted over a period of six months, from December 2015 to May 2016 and evaluated six internal assessment examinations comprising SAQs and MCQs. A total of 150 MCQs and 43 SAQs were analyzed. These questions were administered to third-year medical students in the year of 2015. All SAQs were reviewed for their cognitive levels and MCQs were reviewed for cognitive levels as well as for IWFs. Items were classified as flawed if they contained one or more than one flaw. The cognitive level of the questions was determined by the modified Bloom

Author Biographies

Saba Tariq, University Medical and Dental College Faisalabad.

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Sundus Tariq, University Medical and Dental College Faisalabad.

Assistant Professor of Physiology

Sadia Maqsood, Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute. Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore

Senior Demonstrator

Shireen Jawed, Assistant Professor, Physiology, Aziz Fatima Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad

Assistant Professor, Physiology.

Mukhtiar Baig, Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah- 21589, KSA.

Professor of Clinical Biochemistry

Head Assessment Unit Medical Education

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Published

2017-08-19

How to Cite

Tariq, S., Tariq, S., Maqsood, S., Jawed, S., & Baig, M. (2017). Evaluation of cognitive levels and item writing flaws in medical pharmacology internal assessment examinations. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.334.12887

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 4 (2017): July – August 2017

Section

Original Articles