Approach to Written Questions in MRCPCH Exam ELBABA 2012

Type of MCQs questions 1.Solid facts... Knowledge 2.Critical thinking... Approach 3.Word precision … Inspection

7 Rules of Question approach 1.Manage Time: Don’t’ leave Q. to the end; immediate response. 2.Read carefully: Highlight & Summarize the key words. 3.Precision words: Take care of always & never. 4.Anticipation: Then search. 5.Loop feedback: Check again if conflict is there. 6.Question type: facts = no thinking ;Know or don’t know. 7.Guessing: If you don’t know and guessing is reasonable.

Written Questions Part 1BPart 2Part 1A

Period Plan Pay Vacation Stream Quality Monitoring Question Format

Part 1B Group Focus Schedule Meeting Mock Exam Feedback Question Format

Part 2 Textbooks Questions books UK guidelines Courses Lectures Notes Question Format

Part 1 Exam Structure Paper 1A: Foundation of Practice Paper 1B: Theory and Science of Practice /3 1A 1/4 1B

1A Foundation of Practice 6-12 months of hospital Practice. Community Primary care practice. GPDCH

1B Theory & Science of Practice Problem-solving skills Basic Science Basic principles of science related to clinical Practice Physiology Pharmacology Biochemistry

Part One Exam Format 1.Extended Matching 12X9 (3X3) 2.Multiple True / False 15X5 (1X5) 3.Best of five 48X4 BEST = All might be correct but What is the most correct? Most likely Most common, Best investigation, Most important …etc.

MRCPCH Part 1 pass mark 1.Exam board assess the question difficulty 2.Estimated Value of candidates answer this question correctly 3.Pass mark boundaries 4.Pass rate boundaries 5.Cut-off point is identified after candidates’ scores 6.Compare boundaries with the actual candidates' performance 7.Hofstee graphs designed and pass mark is taken 8.Standard Monitoring Meeting Modified Hofstee method

Part Two Exam Format 1.Best of list 2.Number from many 3.Extended matching 1.Photographic material 2.Case History 3.Data interpretation

MRCPCH Part 2 pass mark 1.Setting an absolute standard (the knowledge base expected of a competent, newly appointed, registrar) 2.Grading each item of the exam paper and estimate the percentage of borderline correct answers 3.Receive the exam papers the day after the exam for 2 weeks and independently set the garde 4.Angoff meeting, individual judgment and panel discussion 5.Each judge scores again 6.candidates’ performance in the actual exam is then revealed and the judges give final estimates 7.Aggregate mean becomes the pass mark for the exam. Modified Angoff methodology

Part 1 and 2 pass marks Modified Hofstee method Modified Angoff method Comparing candidates among each others Comparing candidates against standard of newly competent registrar Part 1 Part 2

Anatomy of question Screen options

Anatomy of question Highlight Keys

Anatomy of question Concise Qs 1.Patchy 2.Cells 3.Eosinophils 4.Mucosal Cow’s milk

Anatomy of question Concise Qs 1.Ectatic 2.Lacteals 3.No inflammation Lymphangiectasia

Anatomy of question Concise Qs 1.Crypt 2.Hyperplasia 3.Villous 4.Atrophy 5.Lymphocytes Coeliac Disease

Dissection of the question

Anatomy of question Search Answers

Anatomy of question Feedback

Anatomy of question Delete wrong

Anatomy of question Respond

Anatomy of question 1.Screen options 2.Highlight keys 3.Concise Qs 4.Search Answer 5.Feedback 6.Delete wrong 7.Respond

STUDY 7 golden rules 1.Study right 2.Study hard 3.Study regular 4.Study in group 5.Study focused 6.Study knowledge 7.Study Exam The target is to fix the information NOT to complete the textbooks 7

Common 7 mistakes 1.Book collection 2.Narrative study 3.Subconscious faults 4.Relaxed study 5.Escape from hard 6.Broad information 7.Philosophic thinking MRCPCH disoriented study and approach 7

TEAM WORK & GROUP STUDY 1.Consolidation 2.Memorization 3.Maintenance 4.Correction 5.Participation 6.Exposure 7.Judgment Everyone finds him or her self good and sometimes excellent ! Who can judge? Don’t let the Exam judge

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