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Chapter-09 Assessment of Knowledge

BOOK TITLE: Principles of Medical Education

Author
1. Singh Daljit
2. Singh Tejinder
3. Gupta Piyush
ISBN
9788184485653
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10679_9
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1. Amritsar, India, Dr Daljit Singh Eye Hospital, 57, Joshi Colony, Amritsar, India, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi, India, G B Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India, GB Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India, Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate, Medical Education and Research, Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India, Dr Daljit Singh Eye Hospital, 57, Joshi Colony, Amritsar-143001, India, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India, Dr Daljit Singh Eye Hospital, Radhaswami Road, Amritsar, India, Air Force Hospital, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India; Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), London, UK, Command Hospital (SC), Pune, Maharashtra, India, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, L
2. Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, SGRD Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India, CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute; MCI Regional Center; Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Medical Education SGRD Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
3. University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India, Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2021), University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India; Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2020, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India; Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2021, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; Elect 2020, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; Indian Pediatrics; IAP Education Center, Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2008-13; University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, University College of Medical Sciences; Indian Pediatrics, New Delhi, India, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB
Chapter keywords
unstructured essay question, structured essay question, modified essay question, subjectivity, marking, knowledge assessment, assessment tool, learning outcome

Abstract

This chapter discusses advantages and disadvantages of using essay type questions for knowledge assessment. This also provides guidelines which will help in writing good essay questions. Essay question is the commonest tool used for knowledge assessment. The most widely used form of an essay question in most Indian Universities is unstructured essay question. These questions are worded in manner that the student has the freedom, within the subject context, to determine the nature and scope of the answer. The second type of essay questions can be called structured essay question (SEQ). They differ from unstructured questions in the freedom regarding scope and nature of the answer. They are framed in manner that the student is provided considerable guidance regarding points to be included in the answer. Modified essay question (MEQ), another type of essay question, is basically a problem solving type of question, wherein a short history is given to the student, based on which questions are asked. Essay questions have the inherent drawback of a high degree of subjectivity involved in marking. Proper construction of essay type questions is important to give clear unambiguous directions to the student so that the answer is marked with minimum of subjectivity.

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