Ammachi Labs conducted a session on Designing Effective Questions for Assessment on May 3, 2017. The resource person was Mansee Sawant.

Resource Person:

Manasee has completed her Masters in Marathi Literature from Mumbai University and Masters in Education Technology with Computer Applications from SNDT University Mumbai. Presently she is working as Instructional Designer at Mumbai Educational Trust (MET), Mumbai.

Workshop Introduction: 

The workshop introduced participants to some of the techniques to create effective questions for assessments and evaluations.

Objective: 

The primary objective of the session was to train participants to design effective questions for assessments. The session mainly focused on the 9 steps to creating effective multiple-choice questions for assessments. The session also showed how to undertake quality checks to ensure that the questions are effective and serve the objective.

Outcome:

The participants learned the following 9 steps to designing effective questions:

• Pinpoint the Purpose for Developing questions
• Determine the Standard(s) to Which the Item Should Align.
• Identify the Appropriate Structure for the Item.
• Target the item to your state’s Achievement Level Descriptors.
• Create Strategic Multiple-Choice Items.
• Eliminate Barriers for Students.
• Include all Necessary Supports for Generating a Response.
• Use Engaging Material.
• Make Sure the Students’ Responses will provide the right kind of Information.

Conclusion:

Participants can apply the techniques they have learned in designing effective questions for the courses they develop.Attendees: Ajay Balakrishnan, Arati B, Jayakumar, Vishnu Vinod, Anila Suresh.