Experience with multiple choice question papers in Nigeria. A practical guide to their use in a new medical school.
The application of MCQ examination techniques, in the context of a new medical school in tropical Africa, is described. The pitfalls are noted, the composition of papers discussed, and a simple method of marking is described. Some examples of questions are given, and their individual values are simply assessed. From our experience, there is no doubt that objective testing has a real place in a young medical school, where it can actually save time, as well as reducing variation in standards of examination.
D003933:Diagnosis; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D008722:Methods; D009549:Nigeria; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000193:education