Rating Scale Measures in Multiple-Choice Exams: Pilot Studies in Pharmacology

Figure 2

Examples of SC and R5 question types. Sample questions with their five alternatives and the corresponding key used in 2012. (a) Left panel: the question as it was used in prior exams in the SC format requiring to check the one and only true alternative and to leave false alternatives blank. (b) Right panel: the same question with slightly modified stem to allow for multiple true alternatives. Students were asked to rate each alternative on a 5-point scale (R5).

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