Item analysis and performance of EMQ, MCQ, and SAQ in dental education and students’ perception of extended-matching questions
Parya Karamdokht, Yasamin Babaee Hemmati, Ideh Dadgaran, Mehran Falahchai · 2026
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Parya Karamdokht and three colleagues compared three exam formats used in dental education in a 2026 study. Senior dental students, 29 in all, sat end-of-semester exams in four courses that mixed extended-matching questions, standard multiple-choice questions, and short-answer questions. The researchers measured how hard each item was, how well it separated strong from weak students, and how well wrong answer choices worked.
Extended-matching questions proved the hardest of the three formats, while short-answer questions produced the highest mean scores. The formats did not differ in how well they separated students by ability, and wrong options in multiple-choice items worked most efficiently. Students also rated the extended-matching format through a validated questionnaire. The results help dental teachers weigh difficulty and fairness when they design exams.
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| CREATOR | Parya Karamdokht, Yasamin Babaee Hemmati, Ideh Dadgaran, Mehran Falahchai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41212 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |