Naqvi Z, Ahmed R.
Towards Improved Assessment – 2: General Principles for writing test items
J Pak Med Assoc Jul 2003;53(7):267-8.
Department for Educational Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi
Assessment is a critical component of instruction and with judicious use can assist in achieving curricular goals. The content of assessments also communicates to the students, faculty expectations. Furthermore, well-designed assessment tools help in filling instructional gaps and motivate students to read broadly. Considering the powerful effects of assessments it is very important that testing tools should be carefully chosen and formulated to provide constructive feedback to the students and teachers about students` competence and deficiencies. However, writing high-quality test questions is not an easy task, especially.
Category: Medical Education
Keywords: Medical Education. Medical Assessment.
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