Item Type and Cognitive Ability Measured: The Validity Evidence for Multiple True-False Items in Medical Specialty Certification.

Downing, Steven M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ505894

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Publication Date: 1995

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Item Type and Cognitive Ability Measured: The Validity Evidence for Multiple True-False Items in Medical Specialty Certification.

Downing, Steven M.; And Others

Applied Measurement in Education, v8 n2 p187-97 1995

The criterion-related validity evidence and other psychometric characteristics of multiple-choice and multiple true-false (MTF) items in medical specialty certification examinations were compared using results from 21,346 candidates. Advantages of MTF items and implications for test construction are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Medical Education, Objective Tests, Physicians, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items, Test Validity

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