@article { author = {Amouei, Abdoliman and Barari, Reyhaneh and Naghipour, Dariush and Mortazavi, Yousef and Hosseini, Seyed Reza}, title = {Evaluation of Multiple Choice Questions Quality Trend as Structure and Taxonomy}, journal = {Future of Medical Education Journal}, volume = {4}, number = {3}, pages = {26-30}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Mashhad University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2251-8347}, eissn = {2251-8355}, doi = {10.22038/fmej.2014.3282}, abstract = {Background: Evaluation of multiple-choice questions is a strategic activity and the most effective tool in educational system and improvement. In this study, the quality of some indexes of multiple-choice exams in Babol Para Medical faculty was investigated on the basis of structure and knowledge level distribution in the first semesters of 2007 and 2012. Methods: The Milman checklist was used for evaluating the structure quality of these questions. And these questions were also evaluated in terms of knowledge level in 3 taxonomies: 1. Reminding, 2. Perception and 3. Applying. Data analysis was performed by SPSS 16. Results: More than 70% of these multiple-choice pre-tests contained structural flaws, while the errors decreased from 70% to 30% in post-test and this difference was statistically significant (p= 0.05). 83.9% and 79.5 % of these questions were located at taxonomy 1 in pre and post-tests, respectively. Conclusion: The result showed that the structural quality of these questions had desirable improvement, but there was no significant difference in taxonomy shifts- from 1 to 2, and 3- in terms of knowledge level distribution. Therefore, it is necessary to hold workshops in order to improve the quality of multiple-choice questions in terms of knowledge level distribution at University.}, keywords = {Multiple-choice Questions,Structure,Knowledge Level Distribution,Para Medical Faculty}, url = {https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_3282.html}, eprint = {https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_3282_8679349b8a83e18e98676af294047586.pdf} }