Clinical trial NCT06210997: Factors Determining Time Allocation of a MCQ Examination
Official title: Factors Determining Time Allocation of a Multiple-Choice Question Examination: The Students' Perspective
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Factors Determining Time Allocation of a Multiple-Choice Question Examination
Keywords: MCQ
medical assessment
medical education
testing time estimation
Lead sponsor: Suranaree University of Technology
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-18
Enrollment: 298
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The research participants were both preclinical and clinical years of medical students between the academic years 2021-2022. In the preclinical years, the study included three organ systems (hematology, urinary, and gastrointestinal system). Meanwhile, six clinical learning subjects from two major departments, which were Medicine and Surgery, were included. The medical students from another academic year who were re-sitting for the examination in 2021-2022 were included.

Brief summary: The MCQ is one of the objective assessment methods. It is proper to evaluate the cognitive domain of learners with high objectivity. However, there are no definite criteria for determining the appropriate exam time. The ability to comprehend the meaning of a text, when reading, cannot be directly applied to reading for decision-making or answering questions.

Detailed description: The study was conducted at the Institute of Medicine, Suranaree University of Technology in Thailand. The research participants were second to fifth-year medical students who had taken MCQ tests during their preclinical and clinical years between the academic years 2021-2022. All examinations in this study were computer-based, closed book, single best answer MCQs written in English. The participants were Thai, non-native English speakers A questionnaire was chosen as the data collection method due to the ease of administering it to new fourth-year medical students with minimal disruption to their learning activities. Convenience sampling was used to randomly select second to fifth-year medical students as the students would not be identifiable. An online survey or questionnaire-based study was used to collect information from participants in this study. If the data was unsaturated, triangulation data from a group of interviews would consist of students from different rotations to receive as much information on students' perspectives as possible

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Medical students (2nd- 5th years) at Institute of Medicine, Suranaree University of Technology

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Primary outcomes:
measure: Factors Determining Time Allocation of a Multiple-Choice Question Examination: The Students' Perspective
timeFrame: June 2021-SEP 2022
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Equation for Medical Multiple-Choice Question Testing Time Estimation
timeFrame: June 2021-SEP 2022
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nakhon Ratchasima
country: Thailand
facility: Institute of Medicine, Suranaree University of Technology
Study officials:
affiliation: Institute of Medicine, Suranaree University of Technology
name: Chatchai Kreepala, M.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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