At any time you can click on the Checklist button. You will be able to verify that your questions follow minimum quality recommendations.
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Formal Question Bank requirement check |
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Is the question linked to an objective with well written objective wording, thinking level, difficulty? |
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If required by your Learning Consultant, is the question of the format: Multiple Choice or Multiple Response, with exactly FOUR options and 1,2 or 3 correct answer(s)? |
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Content check |
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Is the stem understandable? |
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Does the question test the correct subject matter? |
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Is the question set at the correct thinking level and difficulty? |
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Are the ‘correct’ answers really correct? |
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Are all ‘wrong’ options incorrect yet plausible? |
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There is no hint or word phrase in the stem to cue the correct answer(s); |
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Question Style guideline check |
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Doesn’t use the word “you”, doesn’t contain an option “all of the above” nor “none of the above” |
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Certain key words in the stem should always appear in upper case, e.g. NO, NOT, CANNOT, MUST, BEST, LEAST, MINIMUM, MAXIMUM, TRUE, FALSE, MOST, UNLIKELY. Max 1 word. |
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Numbers, dates, amounts etc. in the four options must be in ascending or descending order. |
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If the stem ends in a colon “:” the options should begin in lower case, if the stem ends in a question mark “?” the options should all begin with a capital letter. |
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All options except numerical figures end with a “.” |
