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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The Impact of Perceptual Load and Distractors’ Perceptual Grouping on Visual Search in ASD [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesThis 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 +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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Item analysis: the impact of distractor efficiency on the difficulty index and discrimination power of multiple-choice items [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground 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 +8 more
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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 RehabilitationBackground 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 +5 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 SurgeryBackgroundThe 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 +3 more
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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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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 +5 more
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National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2023 Background: Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are widely used tools to test knowledge. Pre- and postvalidation of the MCQs are prerequisites to maintaining the standard of the questions.
Varsha Shenoy, Pallavi Ravi, Dane Chandy
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Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022 Background: Properly constructed single best-answer multiple choice questions (MCQs) or items assess higher-order cognitive processing of Bloom's taxonomy and accurately discriminate between high and low achievers.
Sharmistha Bhattacherjee +3 more
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