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Problem Solving Questions for Multiple Choice Tests: A Method for Analyzing the Cognitive Demands of Items.
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Simpson, Deborah E.; Cohen, Elsa B. – 1985
This paper reports a multi-method approach for examining the cognitive level of multiple-choice items used in a medical pathology course at a large midwestern medical school. Analysis of the standard item analysis data and think-out-loud reports of a sample of students completing a 66 item examination were used to test assumptions related to the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Objectives, Difficulty Level, Graduate Medical Education