Checklist Criteria For Construction Of A-Type MCQs

(For The Departments)

No

Checklist criterion

Are the exam items comply with the blueprint?

Are 60% of the items structured as clinical vignettes (Case Scenarios)?

Have the test items been repeated from the last 2 year exam?

Are the items test application of knowledge rather than recall of

isolated facts?

Does each the stem presents a single clearly formulated problem?

Is the item consistent with the right difficulty level for the examinee

Is each item independent of the other items (no hints) on the test

Is the stem stated in simple, clear language?

Are the item stems free of irrelevant material?

10

Is the lead in question stated clearly?

11

Is the item lead in question stated in positive terms? avoid: not,

incorrect, wrong etc.

12

Has similarity in wording of both the stem and the correct answer been
avoided?

13

Is there only one best answer?

14

Have the test correct answers been placed in a random manner?

15

Are the options grammatically consistent with the item stem?

16

Are the options brief and free of unnecessary words?

17

Are the options similar in length and detail?

18

Are the distracters plausible and attractive to low achievers?

19

Are the items free of verbal clues to the answer ?e.g repeated words

20

Are numerical options in a numerical order?

21

Have the phrases none of the above and all of the above been
avoided?

22

Are the item options free of absolute terms e.g always, never, all, none

23

Are the item options free of vague terms e.g rarely, usually

24

Have the item options with similar meaning been eliminated?

Yes

No

Checklist Criteria For Construction Of A-Type MCQs

(For The Examination Committee)
No

Checklist criterion

Are the exam items comply with the blueprint?

Are 60% of the items structured as clinical vignettes (Case

Scenarios)?

Have the test items been repeated from the last 2 year exam?

Are the items test application of knowledge rather than recall of

isolated facts?

Does each the stem presents a single clearly formulated problem?

Is the item consistent with the right difficulty level for the examinee

Is each item independent of the other items (no hints) on the test

Is the stem stated in simple, clear language?

Are the item stems free of irrelevant material?

10

Is the lead in question stated clearly?

11

Is the item lead in question stated in positive terms? avoid: not,

incorrect, wrong etc.

12

Has similarity in wording of both the stem and the correct answer
been avoided?

13

Is there only one best answer?

14

Have the test correct answers been placed in a random manner?

15

Are the options grammatically consistent with the item stem?

16

Are the options brief and free of unnecessary words?

17

Are the options similar in length and detail?

18

Are the distracters plausible and attractive to low achievers?

19

Are the items free of verbal clues to the answer ?e.g repeated words

20

Are numerical options in a numerical order?

21

Have the phrases none of the above and all of the above been
avoided?

22

Are the item options free of absolute terms e.g always, never, all,
none

23

Are the item options free of vague terms e.g rarely, usually

24

Have the item options with similar meaning been eliminated?

Yes

No

Remarks