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How important is distractor efficiency for grading Best Answer Questions? [PDF]

BMC Medical Education, 2021
Background Distractor efficiency and the optimum number of functional distractors per item in One Best Answer Questions have been debated. The prevalence of non-functional distractors has led to a reduction in the number of distractors per item with the ...
Thomas Puthiaparampil, Mizanur Rahman
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Item analysis: the impact of distractor efficiency on the difficulty index and discrimination power of multiple-choice items [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Distractor efficiency (DE) of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) responses is a component of the psychometric analysis used by the examiners to evaluate the distractors’ credibility and functionality.
Assad Ali Rezigalla, Ali Mohammed Elhassan Seid Ahmed Eleragi, Amar Babikir Elhussein, Jaber Alfaifi, Mushabab A. ALGhamdi, Ahmed Y. Al Ameer, Amar Ibrahim Omer Yahia, Osama A. Mohammed, Masoud Ishag Elkhalifa Adam   +8 more
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Distractor Efficiency of an Intermediate English Proficiency Course Final Examination Paper

Asian Journal of Assessment in Teaching and Learning, 2021
Language proficiency tests have adopted various types of items which include multiple-choice questions (MCQ). Designing MCQ needs a longer time to be completed despite being perceived as easy to administer and mark.
Kamarul Ariffin Ahmad, Nora Liza Abdul Kadir, Mohd Zahren Zakaria, Muhamad Lothfi Zamri, Siti Najihah Abd Rahman, Nurhafza Mohamad Mustafa   +5 more
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The Impact of Perceptual Load and Distractors’ Perceptual Grouping on Visual Search in ASD [PDF]

Behavioral Sciences
This study examined potential visual search advantages in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and explored the roles of distractor grouping and perceptual load by comparing their performance with that of typically developing (TD) controls ...
Wenyi Shen, Yijie Huang, Lin Zhang, Shimin Fu   +3 more
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Distraction and mind-wandering under load [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2013
Attention research over the last several decades has provided rich insights into the determinants of distraction, including distractor characteristics, task features and individual differences.
Sophie eForster
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REAsmash-ET: a methodological framework for combined cognitive and motor assessment through eye-tracking and kinematic metrics in immersive VR search-and-reach task [PDF]

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background Virtual Reality (VR) Serious Games (SGs) can provide a functionally relevant framework to capture cognitive and motor dynamics. Their interactive and engaging nature improves compliance, measurement reliability and allows for more frequent ...
Gregorio Sorrentino, Martin Gareth Edwards, Nicolò Baldini, Magda Mustile, Thierry Lejeune, Gauthier Everard   +5 more
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The attentional boost effect in individuals prone to depression: a Remember/Know analysis based on emotional valence and material type [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry
This study provides the first comprehensive investigation of the attentional boost effect (ABE) in individuals prone to depression under varying conditions of emotional valence and material type.
Qinling Xie, Meina Zhang, Yiyuan Wang, Di Wang, Fajie Huang   +4 more
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A tailored distractor-assisted percutaneous minimally invasive treatment for Sanders II and III calcaneus fractures: a consecutive cohort study with medium-term results [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
BackgroundThe treatment strategy of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures (DIACFs) remains challenging. While the operation techniques vary widely, the efforts is now on the optimization of surgical techniques to better DIACFs management.
Xiong Liao, Jianliang Deng, Wei Liu, Di You   +3 more
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Item analysis of multiple choice questions from assessment of health sciences students, Tigray, Ethiopia [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Rapid expansion of higher education and graduation rate in Ethiopia, doesn’t tell much about quality of core processes like teaching and learning. Despite the fact that preparation of a good item is essential, little attention has been paid to
Mengistu Welday Gebremichael, Beyene Baraki, Mihret-Ab Mehari, Betel Assalfew   +3 more
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The Deficit of Early Selective Attention in Adults With Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: In Comparison With Those With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) is a cluster of attentional symptoms characterized by slow information processing and behavior, distractibility, mental confusion, absent-mindedness, and hypoactivity.
Yelin Park, Jang-Han Lee
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