MCQ in Dentistry

The aims of the study was to compare the marks obtained at the final assessment, using MCQ tests and at the oral evaluation, for a preclinical and a clinical discipline, on a sample of 285 undergraduate students at dental medicine divided into two groups according to their year of study, in order to evaluate the advantages and the drawbacks of these performances. The statistical results showed that the grades' distribution at MCQ tests follow the normal law, but their averages were significantly lower than the average marks obtained at the oral evaluation, regardless the year of study or gender.