Table 1
Average grades and number of students per examination type
|
Type of exam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
MCQ |
EMQ |
Mixed | |
|
Average examination score |
6.8 ± 1.5 |
7.4 ± 1.3 |
6.5 ± 1.0 |
|
Student groups | |||
|
Score <6 (%) |
21 |
8 |
21 |
|
Score 6–8 (%) |
45 |
42 |
67 |
|
Score ≥8 (%) |
34 |
50 |
12 |
Table 2
Overview of total and categorized score of the mixed examination
|
Total score |
N |
EMQ core |
Ratio EMQ: total |
MCQs score |
Ratio MCQ: total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
≤5 |
22 |
5.2 (0.89) |
0.60:1 |
3.4 (0.88) |
0.40:1 |
|
5–5.5 |
68 |
6.2 (0.68) |
0.59:1 |
4.4 (0.79) |
0.41:1 |
|
6–6.5 |
164 |
7.0 (0.60) |
0.55:1 |
5.6 (0.76) |
0.45:1 |
|
7–7.5 |
127 |
7.7 (0.61) |
0.53:1 |
6.7 (0.61) |
0.47:1 |
|
8–8.5 |
47 |
8.2 (0.42) |
0.51:1 |
7.9 (0.52) |
0.49:1 |
|
≥9 |
3 |
9.2 (0.16) |
0.50:1 |
9.2 (0.18) |
0.50:1 |
EMQs and MCQs are presented as mean scores (standard deviation)
EMQs extended matching questions, MCQs multiple choice questions
Table 3
Characteristics of poor (<6), average (6–8) and excellent (≥8) students
|
Average examination score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
<6 |
6–8 |
≥8 |
p value | |
|
Sex |
0.35 | |||
|
Men (%) |
36 |
32 |
41 | |
|
Women (%) |
64 |
68 |
59 | |
|
Age (years) |
19.4 ± 1.5 |
18.8 ± 1.1 |
18.6 ± 0.8 |
<0.001 |
|
Examination preference |
0.37 | |||
|
MCQ (%) |
52 |
40 |
43 | |
|
EMQ (%) |
28 |
29 |
30 | |
|
No preference (%) |
20 |
31 |
26 | |
|
Average examination score |
5.2 ± 0.5 |
6.9 ± 0.6 |
8.4 ± 0.3 |
<0.001 |
|
MCQ exam score |
4.8 ± 1.2 |
6.9 ± 0.9 |
8.6 ± 0.6 |
<0.001 |
|
EMQ exam score |
5.8 ± 1.1 |
7.4 ± 0.9 |
8.7 ± 0.4 |
<0.001 |
|
Mixed exam score | ||||
|
Total score |
5.3 ± 0.8 |
6.5 ± 0.7 |
7.7 ± 0.6 |
<0.001 |
|
MCQ score |
4.3 ± 1.1 |
5.9 ± 1.0 |
7.5 ± 0.9 |
<0.001 |
|
EMQ score |
6.2 ± 1.0 |
7.1 ± 0.8 |
8.0 ± 0.7 |
<0.001 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD
Fig. 1
Age classification per grade for a multiple-choice questions and b extended matching questions in the mixed examination course
