TY - JOUR ID - 91914 TI - Assessing the Quality of Electronic Exams During the COVID-19 Pandemic JO - Strides in Development of Medical Education JA - SDME LA - en SN - 2645-3525 AU - Zahedi, Zahra AU - Salehiniya, Hamid AU - Zarei, Afagh AU - Abbaszadeh, Hamid AD - Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran AD - Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran AD - Department of Medical Education, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 19 IS - 1 SP - 150 EP - 154 KW - Assessment KW - Electronic KW - Quality KW - evaluation KW - Analysis DO - 10.22062/sdme.2021.196760.1086 N2 - Background: Due to the widespread utilization of electronic exams, neglecting their quality is a major threat. Assessing the quality of electronic exams plays a decisive role in determining the efficacy of electronic learning.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the quality of electronic exams held at the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak.Methods: Following a cross-sectional design, this study included all electronic exams of the electronic test center of Birjand University of Medical Sciences during the academic year of 2020. Reliability, discrimination index (DI), and difficulty index (DIF) of exams were used to assess the quality.  Descriptive statistics and frequency distributions were used to describe the data.Results: Out of 101 E-exams, 59.4% had appropriate DIF, 61.4% had low DI, and 66.3% had unfavorable reliability. Also, 38.6% of exams had high DIF (easy questions). For all exams, the mean of DIF, DI, and reliability was 0.66±0.14, 0.28±0.08, and 0.56±0.31, respectively. The mean of DI (P= 0.30) and reliability (P= 0.09) was not significantly different based on faculty. The mean of DIF was significantly different according to the faculty (P=0.03).Conclusion: Concerning the quality of e-exams, most problems are related to the DI and reliability. It is recommended to hold empowerment workshops on how to design exam questions for faculty members to get them acquainted with strategies to increase the reliability and discrimination index of the exam. UR - https://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_91914.html L1 - https://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_91914_8431a2754193a52a95876521b5315bcd.pdf ER -