Table 2.
Characteristics of multiple-choice examination items and credit awarded to examinees for each topic.
| Characteristic | All topics | Cariology, Restorative Dentistry, and Preventive Dentistry | Endodontology | Periodontology | |
| Items, n (%) | 30 (100) | 18 (60) | 8 (27) | 4 (13) | |
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Single-choice | 2 (7) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) |
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Multiple-select | 27 (90) | 16 (59) | 8 (30) | 3 (11) |
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Open-ended | 1 (3) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Received credit (%), mean (SD) | 74.5 (34.6) | 75.8 (34.5)a | 79.2 (31.2)a | 58.9 (37.2)b | |
a,bDifferent lowercase letters in a row indicate significant difference between topics after multiple-comparison posthoc correction.