Correction of Table: Educational implications of assessing learning outcomes with multiple choice questions and short essay questions

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Korean J Med Educ. 2024;36(1):111-111

Publication date (electronic) : 2023 December 21

doi : https://doi.org/10.3946/kjme.2023.279

Hyo-Jin Kwon , Su Jin Chae , Joo Hyun Park

Department of Medical Education, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

To the Editor,

We found an error in our published article, “Educational implications of assessing learning outcomes with multiple choice questions and short essay questions [1].” The SEQ score column in Table 3 contains some errors, so we would like to correct these errors. The revised table is as follows:

Table 3.

Learning Outcomes of Top and Bottom 25% of the Group Based on MCQ Scores

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

Yours sincerely,

Su Jin Chae

References

1. Kwon HJ, Chae SJ, Park JH. Educational implications of assessing learning outcomes with multiple choice questions and short essay questions. Korean J Med Educ 2023;35(3):285–290. https://doi.org/10.3946/kjme.2023.266.

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Table 3.

Learning Outcomes of Top and Bottom 25% of the Group Based on MCQ Scores

Achievement	Students	MCQ scores	SEQ scores	Pass (○)/fail (X) for the 10 learning outcomes										Pass rate (%)
Achievement	Students	MCQ scores	SEQ scores	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pass rate (%)
Low	L1	42	11	X	X	○	○	○	X	X	X	○	○	50
	L2	42.5	20	X	X	X	○	○	○	X	X	○	○	50
	L3	43.5	20	X	X	○	○	○	X	X	X	○	○	50
	L4	43.5	11	○	X	○	X	○	X	X	X	X	○	40
	L5	44	26	X	○	X	○	X	X	X	X	○	○	40
	L6	45	18	○	X	X	○	○	X	X	X	○	○	50
	L7	48	17	X	○	○	○	○	X	X	X	X	○	50
	L8	48.5	25	○	○	○	○	X	○	X	○	X	X	60
	L9	50.5	27	○	X	X	○	X	X	○	○	○	○	60
	L10	51	16	○	X	○	○	○	X	X	X	X	○	50
	L11	52	21	○	X	○	○	○	○	X	X	X	X	50
High	H1	71	32	X	X	○	○	○	○	X	○	○	○	70
	H2	71	25	○	○	○	○	○	○	X	○	○	○	90
	H3	72.5	42	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	100
	H4	73	35	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	X	90
	H5	74.5	28	○	○	○	○	○	X	○	○	○	○	90
	H6	75.5	42	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	100
	H7	75.5	3	X	X	X	X	X	X	○	X	X	X	10
	H8	78	41	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	100
	H9	82	47	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	100
	H10	84	43	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	100
	H11	86	43	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	100
Mean		61.98	28.8											86.36

MCQ: Multiple choice question, SEQ: Short essay question.