Table 3 Analysis of variance between pre- and post-training test items

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

Subjects

Factors

F

ANOVA (p)

Respiratory

Difficulty Index (P)

4.964

0.027

 

Discrimination Index (DI)

1.053

0.306

 

Non-function distractors (NFD)

0.687

0.408

 

Bloom's taxonomy levels

0.622

0.431

 

Items writing flaws (IWF)

25.711

0.000

Cardiovascular

Difficulty Index (P)

6.253

0.013

 

Discrimination Index (DI)

0.872

0.352

 

Non-function distractors (NFD)

0.073

0.788

 

Bloom's taxonomy levels

5.154

0.025

 

Items writing flaws (IWF)

18.231

0.000

Renal

Difficulty Index (P)

7.852

0.006

 

Discrimination Index (DI)

0.422

0.517

 

Non-function distractors (NFD)

8.566

0.004

 

Bloom's taxonomy levels

10.889

0.001

 

Items writing flaws (IWF)

3.833

0.050