Board-Style Quiz Question Writing Course-Board Style Question Types

Video Transcription

Next, there are several different types of board-style questions, and each type of question has a letter designation.  Now we're not going to go deeply into all different types recognized. The National Board of Medical Examiners recognizes only six types currently.  We've retired a lot of types that they found were not fair or in the best interest of test-taking to continue, and if you're really interested, you can read through this glossary  of question types and refer to the link in the References section. The American Board of Dermatology really only uses two types, Type A and Type P. Type A  questions are by far the most common type that a test-taker will see on an American Board of Dermatology exam. That is one correct answer out of five response options.  The other type, relatively new to the American Board of Dermatology, is what we call Type P, and we will discuss this type later.

Video Summary

In the video, the speaker discusses different types of board-style questions and mentions that the National Board of Medical Examiners recognizes only six types currently. Many types have been retired as they were deemed unfair or not in the best interest of test-takers. The American Board of Dermatology mainly uses two types of questions: Type A and Type P. Type A questions are the most common, with one correct answer out of five options. Type P questions are relatively new and will be discussed later in the video. For more information, viewers are encouraged to refer to the glossary of question types in the References section.

Keywords

board-style questions

National Board of Medical Examiners

retired question types

American Board of Dermatology

Type A and Type P questions