Posted by lae2 on August 11, 2013 at 18:47:18:
In Reply to: A reminder about True/False versus NBME point values posted by lae2 on August 11, 2013 at 18:42:59:
: True/False
: - Circle if statement is true - .5 points each and no comment required.
: - An incorrect response does not subtract points.
Circle of true; leave unmarked if false. Each correct evaluation is worth .5 points. Wrong answers do not subtract points. Thus, the worse you can do would be zero points. This would be unbelievably unlikely given that 50% of the points is expected by chance. If you score 0, I will take you to Atlantic City and bet against you.
: NBME
: - Circle statement if true - 2 points and comment for two points
: - There is only one correct answer per question
: - There is expected to be a total of 5 questions
: - Comment on wrong choices - 2 points each
: - Thus, an NBME question with 4 choices has a total point value of 10 points; 4 points for identifying the correct choice and commenting about why it is correct. Then 6 points for thoughtfully commenting on why each of the remaining 3 choices are incorrect (2 points per commented explanation). An NBME questions with 5 choices will be worth 12 points.