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. 2009 Sep 15;9:56. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-9-56

Table 3.

MCQ Distribution and Item Analysis of the Knowledge MCQ

Item Percentage of responses for each item Percentage of High and Low Students Responding to Each Option Total

A B C D
Correct Wrong High Low High Low High Low High Low K P D

1 87 13 4 9 95 45 0 36 0 9 B 0.87 0.40

2 51 49 12 18 58 54 16 18 12 9 B 0.51 0.13

3 60 94 4 0 12 81 83 9 0 9 C 0.60 0.80

4 87 13 0 9 91 72 4 18 4 0 B 0.87 0.20

5 89 11 0 0 95 72 4 27 0 0 B 0.89 0.27

6 65 35 0 0 4 27 4 36 91 36 D 0.65 0.47

7 92 8 0 0 0 9 0 18 100 72 D 0.92 0.27

8 94 6 0 9 0 9 0 9 100 72 D 0.94 0.20

9 84 16 0 9 100 45 0 18 0 27 B 0.84 0.47

10 46 54 41 54 0 18 0 18 58 9 D 0.46 0.67

11 54 46 62 36 37 54 0 9 0 0 A 0.54 0.33

12 94 6 0 9 0 9 0 0 100 81 D 0.94 0.13

13 67 33 20 9 0 0 79 63 0 27 C 0.67 0.33

14 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 18 100 81 D 0.94 0.13

15 91 9.5 0 0 95 81 4 9 0 9 B 0.91 0.13

16 87 13 95 54 4 27 0 0 0 18 A 0.87 0.33

17 95 5 4 0 95 90 0 0 0 9 B 0.95 0.00

18 91 9.5 0 0 0 9 0 18 100 72 D 0.91 0.20

19 67 33 8 54 4 0 4 18 83 27 D 0.67 0.67

20 87 13 4 9 0 0 0 18 95 72 D 0.87 0.13

21 91 9 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0.91 0.07

22 33 67 8 18 4 27 50 9 37 45 C 0.33 0.40

23 98 2 0 0 100 100 0 0 0 0 B 0.98 0.00

24 38 62 0 9 70 18 12 36 16 36 B 0.38 0.53

25 92 8 0 9 0 9 0 9 100 72 D 0.92 0.20

26 89 11 4 18 0 0 0 18 95 63 D 0.89 0.20

27 87 13 0 9 0 0 100 63 0 27 C 0.87 0.27

K, Key (correct) Response; P, Difficulty Index; D, Discrimination Value

A, B, C, & D: Response choices to each possible answer for each item in the High and Low performer groups.

Discrimination values are identified as follows;

0. 5 -- 1.0 High discrimination (items n = 4)

0.3 -- 0.5 Moderate discrimination (items n = 7)

0.1-- 0.3 Some discrimination (items n = 13)

< 0.1 Poor discrimination (items n = 3)