The criteria and analysis of good multiple choice questions in a health professional setting

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1505-1510

  Abdel Hameed, Ahmad A ^a   Al Faris, Eiad A ^a   Alorainy, Ibrahim A ^a   Al Rukban, Mohammed O ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 29144460140     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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