As a medical educator one of your major responsibilities will be developing the paper and pencil exam (Multiple
Choice Questions, Short Answer Questions, Modified essay Questions, Long Essay Questions, Extended
Matching Items, and Key Feature Tests). In addition, you will also be a master trainer for other faculty to
develop examinations. In preparation for this role it is imperative that you do a literature review on these 6
types of questions, and also learn how to develop high quality paper and pencil examinations yourself.
Discuss the above 6 mentioned assessment methods with regard to their reliability, validity, and
impact on learning.
Write a short recommendation whether you want to use one or more of these instruments explaining your
reasons in no more than 500 words