Dale Esther, Schowengerdt Bethany, Violato Claudio
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN USA.
University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development, Minneapolis, MN USA.
Med Sci Educ. 2024 Jan 13;34(2):315-318. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-01974-5. eCollection 2024 Apr.
Creating original, integrated multiple-choice questions (MCQs) is time-consuming and onerous for basic science and clinical faculty. We demonstrate that medical students are co-experts to overcome assessment challenges of the faculty. We recruited, trained, and motivated medical students to write 10,000 high-quality MCQs for use in the foundational courses of medical education. These students were ideal because they possessed integrated knowledge (basic sciences and clinical experience). We taught them how to write high-quality MCQs using a writing template and continuous monitoring and support by an item bank curator. The students themselves also benefitted personally and pedagogically from the experience.
对于基础科学和临床学科的教员而言，创建原创、综合的多项选择题既耗时又费力。我们证明医学生可以成为共同专家，以克服教员在评估方面面临的挑战。我们招募、培训并激励医学生编写10000道高质量的多项选择题，用于医学教育的基础课程。这些学生非常理想，因为他们具备综合知识（基础科学和临床经验）。我们教他们如何使用写作模板编写高质量的多项选择题，并由题库管理员进行持续监督和支持。学生们自身也从这段经历中在个人和学习方面有所收获。
