What's best for multiple-choice questions: three, four or five?
RIS ID
96290
Abstract
For many years there has been a continuing discussion about the ideal number of choices in a multiple- choice question (MCQ). The debate has been centred on being able to ask more questions in a given time with a small number of options and reducing the impact of guessing with a larger number of options. This paper describes a trial of three- , four- , and fi ve- choice MCQ papers, and the impact on medical and pharmacy students.
Publication Details
Wilson, I. (2014). What's best for multiple-choice questions: three, four or five?. The Clinical Teacher, 11 (7), 568-570.