Table 4.

Distractor analysis and distractor fffectiveness (DE) of MCQ test items.

Parameter	Number (%)
Number of items	90
Total distractors	270
Functional distractors (FDs)	198 (73)
Non-functional distractors (NFDs)	72 (27)
No of items with 3 NFDs/0FD (DE = 0%, poor)	2 (2)
No of items with 2 NFDs/1FD (DE = 33.3%, moderate	8 (9)
No of items with 1 NFD/2FDs (DE = 66.6%, good	50 (56)
No of items with 0 NFD/3FDs (DE = 100%, excellent)	30 (33)

DE, distractor effectiveness; MCQ, multiple choice question.