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VSAQ assessments maintain acceptable internal consistency (reliability)

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q3 i? Pooled reliability indices yielded a significant Fisher's z of 0.43 (95% CI [0.34, 0.51]) with moderate heterogeneity (I2 = 52%), indicating acceptable internal consistency for VSAQs. → Sher Ali 2026

Evidence

Sher Ali 2026

Sher Ali, Arshad Muhammad Moin Ud Din, Abbas Mesum, Asghar Abdul Hannan, Khan Anees Hussain, Ali Junaid, Yaqoob Muhammad Ibrahim, Alam Rana Aftab, Akram Muhammad Bilal, Masood Muhammad Abdullah, Thakur Amit Kumar. (2026). Very short answer questions vs. multiple choice questions in health professions education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09359-5

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r1

Meta-analysis of Fisher's z-transformed reliability coefficients from the included studies. The pooled estimate of 0.43 was significant with moderate heterogeneity, which the article interprets as acceptable internal consistency comparable to MCQs.

"The pooled analysis of reliability indices (Fisher’s z-transformed) yielded a significant overall effect estimate of 0.43 (95% CI [0.34, 0.51]; p < 0.00001). Heterogeneity for reliability was moderate (I2 = 52%), indicating reasonable consistency in the internal consistency of the assessments"

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