Item analyses of Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Board 2015 written exam [Türk Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Derneği Yeterlik Kurulu 2015 yazili sinavi madde analizleri]
Küçük Resim Yok
Tarih
2015
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Yayıncı
Baycinar Medical Publishing
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Background: This study aims to analyze the items of the recent board written exam conducted by the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery and develop recommendations on key issues to prepare a superior exam set for future exams. Methods: In the study, items of the recent board exam, which was held in Eskişehir on April 12, 2015, were analyzed in terms of difficulty, discrimination, and validity. Results: It was detected that correct answer items were distributed equally in the exam set, the average rate of questions answered correctly was 63.79%, 59% of the questions were answered correctly above average, and range of exam scores was wide. Rate of questions with desired difficulty index level was 51% and rate of questions with desired discrimination index level was 76%. Of the questions, 9% was invalid while 66% had a high level of validity. Conclusion: Board written exam seems to be a valid test since exam questions cover all topics in the field of expertise, and the number of questions and rate of valid questions are high. The proportion of those successful in the exam was high and candidates were entitled to take the next step. It is assumed that candidates will be successful in the next phase.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Board exam, Cardiovascular surgery, Item analysis
Kaynak
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
23
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3
