Computer Based Assessment in Medical Education: Evolving Trends and Developing Digitalized Question Items

The use of computers is being adopted in all fields of Medical Education including assessment. This paper sheds light on the difference between Computer Based (CBA) and Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA). It proposes how different multimedia tools may be used to develop digitalized question items and presents a system of classification for these question items based on the level of interaction and the educational role played by the media tools in these question items.