Docimologic analysis of 4th-year preclinical exam questions

Operative Dentistry and Endodontics' Department of the School of Dentistry of Abidjan experienced pre-clinical exam in fourth year of dentistry with MCQ following guided courses which aim was to lead student to be correctly in charge of the patients when they start their first clinical performa...

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Published in:	Odonto-stomatologie tropicale Vol. 26; no. 104; p. 23
Main Authors:	Gnagne-Agnero, Koffi N, Zinsou, E M, Assoumou, N M, Adiko, E F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	Senegal 01-12-2003
Subjects:	Cote d'Ivoire Dentistry, Operative - education Educational Measurement Educational Technology - methods Endodontics - education Humans Learning Cote d'Ivoire
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Summary:	Operative Dentistry and Endodontics' Department of the School of Dentistry of Abidjan experienced pre-clinical exam in fourth year of dentistry with MCQ following guided courses which aim was to lead student to be correctly in charge of the patients when they start their first clinical performance. The objective off his this work is to show how one's can analyse exams questions efficiently. In this work the authors present et discuss the results of the evaluation of this preclinical exam performed through calculation of index of success (Ir) which gives us information on the difficulty of a question for all the students who answered, the discriminative index (Id) which allow to determine when a question is selective enough to distinguish weak to strong students in a group. The mean to evaluate is well chosen because the questions asked has a Ir between 46% et 80% (satisfying Ir) and the average Id is between 0.30 and 0.53 (Id discriminates well among 0.30 et 1). This methodology allows an evaluation of a high number of students by stocked questions.
ISSN:	0251-172X