Programs MCQ Item-Writing Basics for Health Professions Education Guidelines for the Development of Multiple-Choice Questions

Guidelines for the Development of Multiple-Choice Questions

Guidelines for the development of Multiple-Choice Questions. February 2010. MCC.

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