Table 1 Specification of examination (Total number of MCQs = 80; Marks = 30)

From: Faculty development programs improve the quality of Multiple Choice Questions items' writing

Courses

Students passed, n(%)

Students failed, n(%)

Mean score

Reliability coefficient

Pre-training

    

Respiratory

24/64(37.5)

40/64(62.5)

16.89

0.93

Cardiovascular

27/63(42.9)

36/63(57.1)

17.02

0.93

Renal

41/61(67.2)

20/61(32.8)

20.96

0.94

Post-training

    

Respiratory

46/80(57.5)

34/80(42.5)

18.7

0.92

Cardiovascular

40/73(54.8)

33/73(45.2)

20.94

0.93

Renal

39/69(56.5)

30/69(43.6)

21.31

0.92