Principles of writing quality questions for assessing learners in higher education

1. WRITING QUALITY QUESTION
PAPERS
Professor Ramakanta Mohalik
Regional Institute of Education
Bhubaneswar
email-rkmohalik@riebbs.ac.on
2/13/2021 Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE BBSR

2. Concept of Assessment
• Assessment an integral part of teaching
learning in higher education.
• It is the process of gathering, analyzing,
interpreting and using information collected
from students for quality improvement of
learning.
2/13/2021 Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE BBSR

3. Drawbacks of Present Exams
• Higher education is examination oriented
• Tests memory-cramming up information
• Non testing of HOTs
• More stress on external exams
• Little focus on continuous exams
• Blocks quest for knowledge, excitement for
discovery & joy of learning
• Poor quality questions
• Delay declaration of results
2/13/2021 Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE BBSR

4. Quality Paper Setting
• Analyze the content/syllabus/books
• Determine learning outcomes (LO) to assess
• Select appropriate item types
• Match items to LO
• Obtain a representative sample of items
• Select proper item difficulty
• Use correct and proper languages
• Revise and finalize
2/13/2021 Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE BBSR

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6. For Innovative Assessment
• Learning outcomes must be clearly defined
• Teaching must be based on learning outcomes
• Teachers and students must be informed and
oriented in assessment task.
• Public perception of examination result must
be changed
2/13/2021 Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE BBSR

7. NEP 2020 & Assessment
• More regular & formative
• Competency based-core capacities
• Measures HOT
• Holistic assessment -360 degree
• Board exams at two levels-standard/higher
• Academic Bank of Credit (ABC)
2/13/2021 Prof. Ramakanta Mohalik, RIE BBSR