12 February 2020
09:00 – 12:00h
Item-writing workshop for written knowledge exams
Are your responsible for writing exam questions or constructing written exams? During this workshop you’ll have the opportunity to acquire or refresh your knowledge of different types of question and answer formats. We will discuss and apply the guidelines for written knowledge exams. You’ll learn to write, review and improve test items for knowledge testing and benefit from peer review during a dynamic item-writing session.
The workshop consists of 2 parts. The first part provides an overview of different question types, such as open questions or multiple-choice questions and review their pros and cons. We will discuss the anatomy of a good question and general construction principles. The perspective is both practical and theoretical. The second part of the workshop focuses on constructing and reviewing questions. Prior experience in writing exam questions is not necessary to participate in this workshop but input of your own questions would be advantageous.
Trainers
Suzanne Schut is a staff member of the School of Health Professions Education (SHE) at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. She has a background in educational science and is appointed within the Taskforce Assessment at FHML where she is responsible for course exam review committee and the assessment processes. Topics of interest are assessment for learning, programmatic assessment, and student-teacher relationships within the assessment environment.
Email: s.schut@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Twitter: @Suzanne257
Arie van der Lugt is a senior lecturer from the Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience. Based on his practical experience with various exam formats in his courses, he has also started to deliver workshops on assessment and test item construction for fellow teachers.
Target group
Curriculum planning group members, teaching staff, examiners and authors who are actively involved in writing and / or constructing exam questions (closed and open questions)
Duration
1 x 3 hour workshop
Costs
62 euros per person
Your faculty will be billed directly for this training but your registration requires a budget number to be submitted upfront (except for FHML where this number is already known to EDLAB, in that case please just insert “FHML” upon signing up, rather than a budget number).
Cancellation fees
For participants who cancel their registration from a workshop or a course, within fewer than ten working days before the start, their administrative unit will be charged 25% of the cost price. Cancellation within fewer than five working days before the course starts, or failure to show up for the session, will result in the administrative unit being charged 100% of the cost price.
EDLAB reserves the right to postpone this event should a minimum of 6 participants not be reached.
Activity full or can’t make this date? Then sign up for the waiting list and we’ll let you know as soon as this event is scheduled again.
The workshop will take place at EDLAB, TAPX (Building X, Sint Hubertuslaan 12). The session will be given in English.