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

Figure 3

Examples of MC, MTF, and R4 question types. A sample question with its five alternatives and the three implementations of the key used in 2013 (all) and 2014 (only panel). (c): Students were asked to check true alternatives and leave false alternatives blank (MC, panel (a)), to indicate for each alternative whether it is true or false (MTF, panel (b)), or to rate each alternative on a 4-point scale (R4, panel (c)).