We examine how the measurement precision of multiple-choice exams at the cut-score can be more precisely determined by using so-called conditional reliability. Moreover, we focus on MTF questions, a type of multiple choice question in which several answers can be correct. Due to the multiple response, various scoring algorithms are possible. We examine what influence the scoring algorithm has, among other factors, on the measurement precision of the exam.

The aim of the PhD work is to systematically examine the measurement precision in written exams in order to further develop the procedure of determining measurement precision at the cut-score and to improve the measurement precision through the use of suitable scoring algorithms.

Graduate School for Health Sciences

Felicitas-Maria Lahner (PhD student)
Prof. Dr. Dr. med Sören Huwendiek, MME (thesis supervisor) and other employees of the IML