Example of Discrimination
One important aspect of testing is level of discrimination, questions that ask the student to choose the best, most, important, or first require that the student think critically. In the example question students are ask to discriminate between several answers and indicating the best answer. More than one may be plausible, but one is correct. In this example, you can see that all distracters were selected, with C being the weakest response.
1. Question Name: F-Morphine Side Effe Type: MC Objective: Analgesics Item Bank: Pharmacology
A client has been using Morphine Sulfate for three days. The nurse's assessment reveals that the client
has not had a bowel movement. What is the best nursing action?
A. Increase the client's activity level
* B. Administer PRN Ducosate Sodium (Colace)
C. Ask the client why they have not had a
bowel movement
D. Request more fruit and vegetables from the dietary department
Correct Answer: B
Points:
1.00
Penalty:
0.00
Score Mode:
Active
Difficulty:
Medium
Discrimination:
Medium
Item Analysis: Cumulative
No. of Students Responded:
93
Correct Responses: Total Group:
67.74
Upper 27% of Group:
80.00
Response Frequencies (%)
A
B
C
D
Cumulative:
13.98
67.74
1.08
17.20