Creating assessments as an active learning strategy: what are students' perceptions? A mixed methods study.

: Teaching students how to create assessments, such as those involving multiple-choice questions (MCQs), has the potential to be a useful active learning strategy. In order to optimize students' learning, it is essential to understand how they engage with such activities. : To explore medical students' perceptions of how completing rigorous MCQ training and subsequently writing MCQs affects their learning.