Item Discrimination, Difficulty, and Response Time for 4-Option Multiple Choice Questions Versus 3-Option Multiple Choice Questions
Three-option MCQs may offer advantages over 4-option MCQs in pharmacy education by reducing time spent per exam item and enhancing item discrimination without impacting item difficulty. Educators and scholars in pharmacy should further explore strategies for optimizing assessment efficiency and effectiveness without comprising psychometric quality.
Authors
- Jacqueline E. McLaughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-8441)
- Min Jiang
Institutions
- University of North Carolina Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101408
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.63