title: Item modelling procedure for constructing content-equivalent multiple choice questions.
abstract: Recent research on multiple choice questions has identified deficiencies of inadequate content-equivalence and item-writer bias. Systematic methods of writing multiple choice questions are being advocated as effective responses. This article describes preliminary development of a new item-writing method. Details of the procedure, called item modelling, are provided.
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States