COMPARISON OF EXTENDED MATCHING QUESTIONS (EMQ) WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ) IN UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDIES

  • Sofia Shehzad BDS, MPH, Medical Educationist, Associate Professor, Sardar Begum Detnal College, Peshawar
  • Samir Khan Kabir MBBS, FCPS, Orthopedics, Assistant Professor, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar
  • Zainab Waheed BS (hon), PDCP, MPhil, Clinical Psychologist Gandhara Univeristy, Peshawar
  • Sofia Haider Durrani BDS, MPhil, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar
  • Farooq Maqsood BDS, FCPS I, FCPS II, Resident in Periodontology Khyber College of Dentistry
  • Kamran Khan BDS, FCPS I, PG in Prosthodontics Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar
Keywords: Extended Matching Question, Multiple Choice Questions, competency, participant, Dentistry, Knowledge, learner

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess and compare the undergraduate dental students’ performance and get their feedback on these tests. A cross-sectional study design was used to evaluate the performance of the dental students in extended matching questions (EMQ) and multiple-choice questions (MCQ). Dental students of the 2nd year professionals were the respondent of this study. The total number of 80 students participated. The students of 1st, 3rd and final years professionals were excluded. The test was taken from the topic “Decade Missing Filled Teeth (DMFT)” consisted of 5 MCQ and 5 EMQ. They were given 10mins to complete the test. After the test, feedback regarding the EMQ’s and MCQ’s were taken from the students in the form of questionnaire, including 5 items. The results showed that dental students’ performance on EMQ’s were better as compared to MCQ’s. Based on simple and feasible to attempt, students were inclined towards the Multiple-Choice Questions whereas for effective learning, opted EMQ’s. It is concluded that there should be more exposure towards EMQ that will help to get the depth of the knowledge and facilitate to learn in better way.

Published
2021-06-29
How to Cite
Sofia Shehzad, Samir Khan Kabir, Zainab Waheed, Sofia Haider Durrani, Farooq Maqsood, & Kamran Khan. (2021). COMPARISON OF EXTENDED MATCHING QUESTIONS (EMQ) WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ) IN UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDIES. Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal, 41(2), 84-86. Retrieved from https://podj.com.pk/index.php/podj/article/view/624
Issue
Vol. 41 No. 2 (2021): April-June 2021
Section
Community Dentistry