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

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" colspan="3">For one alternative, you receive the points shown here, if…</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">the alternative is correct and...</td><td class="align_center">the alternative is not correct and...</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">you mark <i>definitely true</i>:</td><td class="align_center">3 points</td><td class="align_center">0 points</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">you mark <i>probably true</i>:</td><td class="align_center">2 points</td><td class="align_center">1 point</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">you mark <i>probably false</i>:</td><td class="align_center">1 point</td><td class="align_center">2 points</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">you mark <i>definitely false</i>:</td><td class="align_center">0 points</td><td class="align_center">3 points</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Overview of scoring an alternative in the 2014 additional questions. The same table (in German) was made available to students three and a half months prior to the exam.</div>

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Table 2: Rating Scale Measures in Multiple-Choice Exams: Pilot Studies in Pharmacology 