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Multiple choice questions have been a popular way of setting exams for at least 20 years. However fair or unfair they appear to be, they are destined to remain a part of the system. The main reason for their popularity is that they provide a compact method of testing the candidate’s knowledge over a very wide field. This is an obvious advantage in a subject such as Medicine. Multiple choice questions allow easy and unbiased marking which can be performed rapidly by computer. Computerised marking also facilitates qualitative control of questions and statistical analysis of the exam. In order to discourage wild guessing a heavy penalty is introduced in the form of a negative score for an incorrect answer which usually results in candidates’ answer sheets being returned with a proportion of ‘don’t knows’.
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Johnson, N., Pozniak, A. (1986). Introduction to MRCP Part I. In: MRCP Part I. MCQ’s…Brainscan. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1413-0_1
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