Experts’ prediction of item difficulty of multiple-choice questions in the Ethiopian Undergraduate Medicine Licensure Examination
This study demonstrated the complex process for assessing the difficulty level of MCQs in the UGMLE and emphasized the benefits of using experts' ratings in advance. To ensure the exams maintain the necessary reliable and valid scores, raters' accuracy on the UGMLE must be improved. To achieve this, techniques that align with the evolving assessment methodologies must be developed.
Authors
- Shewatatek Gedamu Wonde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6880-0851)
- Stefan K. Schauber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1832-2732)
- Tefera Tadesse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1770-4659)
- Belay Moges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-7321)
Institutions
- Jimma University (ET)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Dilla University (ET)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06012-x
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17