A trial of multiple choice examination in pharmacology.
An account is given of the introduction of MCQ in an Indian Medical institution in 1974/75. Preliminary results suggest that the reliability coefficient of MCQs rises with their difficulty, and that Pearson-type coefficient indicates a higher degree of correlation with essay marks than do Spearman coefficients. A 'student assessment response' taken with standard item analysis technique may be of value in assessing questions for future use.
D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007194:India; D008722:Methods; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000193:education*; D013223:Statistics as Topic