Table 8.
Example of analysis of 2 integrated clinical scenario MCQs.
| Integrated clinical scenario: Multiple myeloma: Year 2013–2014 (8 items) |
Integrated clinical scenario: Meningitis: Year 2012–2013 (5 items) |
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| Item | Specialty | Pi (Total test mean – 0.631) | Di (Total test mean – 0.233) | KR-20 (Total test mean – 0.842) | Specialty | Pi | Di | KR-20 |
| Q1 | Hematology | 0.864 | 0.241 | 0.840 | Microbiology | 0.783 | 0.188 | 0.841 |
| Q2 | Immunology | 0.484 | 0.447 | 0.836 | Chemical pathology | 0.837 | 0.045 | 0.842 |
| Q3 | Hematology | 0.824 | 0.271 | 0.839 | Immunology | 0.299 | 0.182 | 0.841 |
| Q4 | Hematology | 0.353 | 0.297 | 0.839 | Microbiology | 0.457 | 0.300 | 0.839 |
| Q5 | Anatomical pathology | 0.448 | 0.321 | 0.838 | Anatomical pathology | 0.955 | 0.165 | 0.841 |
| Q6 | Hematology | 0.606 | 0.089 | 0.842 | ||||
| Q7 | Hematology | 0.525 | 0.253 | 0.839 | ||||
| Q8 | Pharmacology | 0.557 | 0.234 | 0.840 | ||||