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Writing Test Questions

Constructing Written Test Questions For the Basic and Clinical Science  

• Manual
  • http://www.nbme.org/about/itemwriting.asp
  • The manual is a resource for faculty members and others interested in learning how to write better quality test items
  • Included in Section II of the manual are the following helpful components:
    • The Basic Rules for One-Best-Answer Items
    • Guidelines for Basic Science Content
    • Suggested templates

• Writing short cases
  • SCHUWIRTH, BLACKMORE,WILDENBERG, STOFFERS, VAN DER VLEUTEN  How to write short cases for assessing problem-solving skills. Medical Teacher, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1999

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