Journal of Iranian Dental Association
J Iran Dent Assoc
Medical Sciences
http://jida.ir
23
journal23
2383-3041
10.52547/jida
en
jalali
1395
7
1
gregorian
2016
10
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Effect of the Educational Pamphlet on the Quality of
Multiple-Choice Questions
Periodontology
Periodontology
Original
Original
<div><strong style="text-align: justify;">Background and Aim</strong><span style="text-align: justify;">: The aim of this study was to evaluate the structural integrity</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">of multiple-choice questions according to the Millman checklist, and to assess thedistinguishing power of these questions between weak and strong students in<br>
theoretical courses of Periodontics in an academic year (2014-15) in Dental Branch of Tehran Islamic Azad University.<br>
<strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> A total of 262 students comprising periodontics module 1, 2 and 3 in two semesters responded to 240 multiple-choice questions and results from the two consecutive semesters were compared with each other. ANOVA was used to analyse data. P<0.05 was considered significant.<br>
<strong>Results: </strong>There was no statistical difference between the difficulty coefficient of the questions in the two semesters for Periodontics module 1, 2, and 3 (P-values were0.2, 0.34 and 0.69, respectively). For discrimination coefficient, there was no significant<br>
difference between Periodontics module 2 (P=0.72) and 3(P=0.42) in the two semesters, however, in Periodontics module 1 this difference was significant (P=0.017). Although a favourable change in the indicators of Millman checklist was seen in the second<br>
semester, it was not statistically significant (P= 0.65).In total, the difficulty and<br>
discrimination coefficients revealed that the majority of questions were "medium<br>
difficult".<br>
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> Although the educational pamphlet did not significantly improve the<br>
quality of multiple-choice questions, some Millman checklist items improved slightly. <br>
<strong>Key Words: </strong>Millman checklist, Discrimination coefficient, Difficulty coefficient, Periodontics, Multiple choice questions (MCQ)<br>
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Millman checklist, Discrimination coefficient, Difficulty coefficient,
Periodontics, Multiple choice questions (MCQ)
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Ferena
Sayar
2300319475328460021034
2300319475328460021034
No
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Mahdi
Vatanpour
2300319475328460021035
2300319475328460021035
No
Assistant Professor, Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Mahmoud
Ghasemi
2300319475328460021036
2300319475328460021036
No
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Reza
Shabahangfar
drshabahangfar@gmail.com
2300319475328460021037
2300319475328460021037
Yes
Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran