Role of Grammatical Clues in Multiple Choice Questions: An Empirical Study
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Medical Teacher
- Vol. 5 (4) , 146-148
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01421598309146431
Abstract
Some dangers of the use of multiple choice questions are described. In particular, carefully selected questions drawn from published sources contain grammatical clues which enable examinees with a particular sort of linguistic knowledge to gain extra marks.Keywords
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- The MCQ Controversy—A ReviewMedical Teacher, 1981