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Title: SETTING GOOD EXAM QUESTIONS


1
SETTING GOOD EXAM QUESTIONS
  • Decide what you want to assess eg
    facts/understanding/collation
  • Choose a style of question that suits eg short
    answers/essay length/MCQ
  • Remember how long is available

2
SETTING GOOD EXAM QUESTIONS
  • Help students to do well make it easy!
  • Set hard questions but make them fair.
  • Wording must be completely clear and unambiguous

3
SETTING GOOD EXAM QUESTIONS
  • Choose style of question to suit your intentions
    see list for guidance.
  • Do your External Examiners demand a particular
    style?
  • Tell the students whether they should include
    examples, figures and/or tables

4
SETTING GOOD EXAM QUESTIONS
  • Plan a model answer, relating to CAS grades
    achieved
  • Subdivide question and use to guide students
    time
  • Check that you did cover topic in course
  • Get an external opinion on the question.

5
Good or bad?
  • Why are mammals such successful animals?
  • Use diagrams to show the difference in structure
    of the kidney in a named mammal and a named
    amphibian.
  • Discuss the likely effects of climate change on
    plants in Scotland.
  • Define the niche (30). Explain why no two
    different species can occupy exactly the same
    niche (70).

6
Good or bad?
  • Is competition an important factor that controls
    numbers of animals?
  • Explain the theory of evolution by natural
    selection and evaluate its success in explaining
    the diversity of species found today.
  • How may species of bacteria are commonly found in
    the human gut? Discuss.
  • List the causes of pollution in freshwaters.
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