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의사면허국가시험 출제문제 공개에 관한 인식

Perceptions on item disclosure for the Korean medical licensing examination

Korean Journal of Medical Education 2015;27(3):167-175.
Published online: August 26, 2015

연세대학교 의과대학 의학교육학과

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

Corresponding Author: Eunbae B. Yang (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6771-1929) Department of Medical Education, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea Tel: +82.2.2228.2511 Fax: +82.2.364.5450 email: nara@yuhs.ac
• Received: February 24, 2015   • Revised: April 2, 2015   • Accepted: April 27, 2015

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Perceptions on item disclosure for the Korean medical licensing examination
Perceptions on item disclosure for the Korean medical licensing examination
Options No. (%) χ2
Disclosure An examinee can calculate his/her scores upon completion of the medical licensing examination. 103 (14.6) Type=3.422
Location=2.175
An examinee can have the opportunity to verify question validity and correct possible errors on the exam by filing an objection. 246 (34.8) Gender=2.059
Achievement=2.681
Disclosure is helpful for the examinee to identify medical licensing examination trends. 219 (31.0)
An examinee can check his/her preparedness by taking a mock test consisting of test items from previous medical licensing examinations. 139 (19.6)
Total 707 (100.0)

Nondisclosure Maintaining the quality of test items through nondisclosure policies is more important than the examinee's right to know. 221 (33.4) Type=2.559
Location=9.135*
There is no need to make the actual items of medical licensing examinations available to the public because the trends and sample tests, which are similar to the actual test, are available. 36 (5.4) Gender=26.968**
Achievement=14.586*
The item bank should be maintained in order to develop valid and reliable medical licensing examinations. 221 (33.4)
It is hard to maintain a proper level of difficulty when the test items are made public. 184 (27.8)
Total 662 (100.0)
Options No. (%) χ2
The level of difficulty is expected to rise to some extent, but it will not cause serious problems. 109 (15.3) Type=1.574
Location=4.510
The current level of difficulty would be maintained, but the cost of designing items would rise considerably. 245 (34.5) Gender=8.483*
Achievement=18.809**
The longer disclosure policies continue, the higher the level of difficulty will become. 234 (33.0)
There would be no correlation between the two. 122 (17.2)
Total 710 (100.0)
Options No. (%) χ2
KMLE sample tests are available so that students can study the types of test items. 219 (30.8) Type=3.648
Specific information on the direction, scope, and contents of the KMLE should be made public. 172 (24.2) Location=2.159
Mock item sets, designed in the same format as the KMLE, should be available. 117 (16.5) Gender=4.167
It is desirable to disclose KMLE test items no matter what. 202 (28.5) Achievement=3.648
Total 710 (100.0)
Options No. (%) χ2
Usage of disclosed test item To figure out the types of questions. 396 (55.2) Type=9.364*
To use the actual KMLE test sets to measure my level of preparedness. 72 (10.1) Location=0.898
To use the actual test sets as a reference to determine parts on which I should focus while studying. 243 (33.9) Gender=4.745
Achievement=6.335
Actual test sets are not helpful in preparing for the exam. 6 (0.8)
Total 717 (100.0)

Phase to begin KMLE preparation From junior year. 108 (15.2) Type=1.529
From first semester of senior year. 380 (53.4) Location=1 1.567**
From second semester of senior year. 223 (31.4) Gender=1.039
Total 711 (100.0) Achievement=1.728

Study materials Studying based on textbooks. 56 (7.9) Type=1.025
Studying based on notebooks and workbooks written and used by seniors. 130 (18.3) Location=14.107**
Studying based on test items from comprehensive examinations handled by college or consortium. 50 (7.0) Gender=5.440
Achievement=6.038
Studying based on the compilation of actual KMLE sets. 475 (66.8)
Total 711 (100.0)
Disclosure
Rationale No. (%)
Options No. (%)
Agree 27 (39.1) Prevent replication and sharing test items by students 1 (3.8)
Improve transparency and credibility in exams 19 (73.1)
Applicant's right to know 6 (23.1)
Other 1 (3.8)
Total 27 (100.0)
Do not agree 42 (60.9) Insufficient solution for replication and sharing test items 23 (54.8)
Negative effect on medical education 11 (26.2)
Insufficient gathering of stakeholders' opinions 4 (9.5)
Other 4 (9.5)
Total 69 (100.0) Total 42 (100.0)

Continuous disclosure
Rationale No. (%)
Options No. (%)

Possible 16 (23.2) Keeping item difficulty stable 2 (12.5)
Viability of item bank expansion 9 (56.3)
Feasibility of new test item generation 4 (25.0)
Other 1 (6.3)
Total 16 (100.0)
Impossible 53 (76.8) Too much hassle developing new test items 26 (50.0)
Possibility of failure in item difficulty control 12 (23.1)
Drop in quality of test items 13 (25.0)
Other 1 (1.9)
Total 69 (100.0) Total 52 (100.0)
Options Likert scalea) (Mean±SD)
Test item disclosure has a positive effect on teaching and learning. 2.7±1.3
Test item disclosure has a positive effect on students' attitudes in class. 2.5±1.0
Test item disclosure improves competencies of medical professionals. 2.5±0.9
Test item disclosure affects decisions regarding participation in the designing of actual Korean medical licensing examination item sets. 3.6±1.1
Test item disclosure increases test designers' level of fatigue. 4.2±0.9
Table 1. Students’ Perceptions on Test Item Disclosure and Nondisclosure in the Korean Medical Licensing Examination

Type: Medical college vs. professional medical school, Location: Capital area vs. others, Gender: Male vs. female, Academic achievement: Upper vs. middle vs. low.

p<0.05,

p<0.01.

Table 2. Influence of Test Item Disclosure on Level of Difficulty

Type: Medical college vs. professional medical school, Location: Capital area vs. others, Gender: Male vs. female, Academic achievement: Upper vs. middle vs. low.

p<0.05,

p<0.01.

Table 3. Necessary Conditions to Achieve Test Item Nondisclosure

KMLE: Korean medical licensing examination, Type: Medical college vs. professional medical school, Location: Capital area vs. others, Gender: Male vs. female, Academic achievement: Upper vs. middle vs. low.

*p<0.05, **p<0.01.

Table 4. Students’ Preparation for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination

KMLE: Korean medical licensing examination, Type: Medical college vs. professional medical school, Location: Capital area vs. others, Gender: Male vs. female, Academic achievement: Upper vs. middle vs. low.

p<0.05,

p<0.01.

Table 5. Faculty’s Perceptions on Test Item Disclosure in the Korean Medical Licensing Examination
Table 6. Faculty’s Perception on Influence of Test Item Disclosure on Medical Education and Willingness to Participate in Item Development

SD: Standard deviation.

Five-point Likert-type scale (1: strongly disagree, 5: strongly agree) response from 69 faculty members.