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ArticleCureus2024

Single Best Answer Questions as a Teaching Tool in Medical Education: An International Mixed-Method Comparative Evaluation.

Moemen Zegugu, Saif Abbas Chatoo, Anam Choudhry, Huria Metezai, Danyal Usman, Mohammad Kamal, Abdullah El Badawey

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7 authors.

Moemen ZeguguInternal Medicine, Swansea University Health Board, Swansea, GBR.
Saif Abbas ChatooInternal Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Anam ChoudhryInternal Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, GBR.
Huria MetezaiInternal Medicine, Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust, Bedfordshire, GBR.
Danyal UsmanInternal Medicine, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, GBR.
Mohammad KamalInternal Medicine, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, GBR.
Abdullah El BadaweyInternal Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Single Best Answer questions are an established assessment format in medical education, however, their use as a teaching tool is underexplored in the literature. We aimed to assess the effectiveness and impact of implementing Single Best Answer (SBA) questions into lecture teaching, compared to standard lectures. Methods This evaluation utilised a mixed-method retrospective approach, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis of routine teaching feedback. Over a 2-year period, 10 standard teaching sessions were initially conducted, followed by the development of 43 SBA teaching sessions aimed at improving teaching delivery. Students completed anonymised questionnaires voluntarily after each teaching session (n=3,814 in teaching with SBAs; n=868 in teaching without SBAs). Quantitative data was compared using Welch's t-test. Statistical analysis was completed using the SPSS version 26.0 software (IBM Corp., Armonk, USA), with

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PMCPMC11490296

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