2018
DOI: 10.15694/mep.2018.0000128.1
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Assessment of Higher Ordered Thinking in Medical Education: Multiple Choice Questions and Modified Essay Questions

Abstract: Background: Multiple choice questions and Modified Essay Questions are two widely used methods of assessment in medical education. There is a lack of substantial evidence whether both forms of questions can assess higher ordered thinking or not. Objective: The objective of this paper is to assess the ability of a well-constructed Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) to assess higher ordered thinking skills as compared to a Modified Essay Questions (MEQ) in medical education. Methods: The medical education literature… Show more

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“…Apabila disusun dengan tepat, soal pilihan ganda dapat digunakan untuk mengukur kemampuan higher order of thinking skill (HOTS) yang meliputi kemampuan menerapkan, menganalisis, mengevaluasi, dan mencipta [5], [6]. Umumnya, soal pilihan ganda terdiri dari empat pilihan jawaban.…”
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“…Apabila disusun dengan tepat, soal pilihan ganda dapat digunakan untuk mengukur kemampuan higher order of thinking skill (HOTS) yang meliputi kemampuan menerapkan, menganalisis, mengevaluasi, dan mencipta [5], [6]. Umumnya, soal pilihan ganda terdiri dari empat pilihan jawaban.…”
Section: Pendahuluanunclassified
“…Also, written examinations prepared with multiple-choice questions have been used globally in multiple fields of education. They remain an essential part of the assessment process, and, according to Bloom's ranking, they should be used in the assessment of cognitive competencies (Javaeed, 2018).…”
Section: Exammentioning
confidence: 99%
“…MCQs are commonly used in assessments at undergraduate and postgraduate levels of medical examinations due to the fact that they are time-efficient, highly reliable and conveniently standardized [1,2]. Wellconstructed MCQs allow the evaluation of taxonomically higher-order cognitive skills such as application of knowledge, interpretation or synthesis rather than testing the mere recall of isolated facts [3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These programs include developmental frameworks and analytical models that address knowledge, skills and attitudes. Some frameworks such as Blooms' Taxonomy and Millers' Pyramid are well known and have been used in undergraduate education for creating multiple choice type questions [2,6,7]. There is also Moore's expanded outcomes framework [8], which is commonly used for the development of new educational activities that enable learners to achieve higher levels of knowledge, competence, and performance (Table 1) [9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%