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Guidelines for preparing Questions and Answers
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“Questions and Answers” (Q&As)
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One topic of class meetings for COS 488 is to develop good questions for future exams.
Properties of a good exam question.
• Easy to understand.
• Easy to grade.
• Solvable in 10 minutes or less (but not trivial).
• Tests understanding of an important topic.
• “Fair” (no tricks)
• Teaches something (optional but desirable)
For examples, see Q&A from Analysis of Algorithms (selected examples to follow).
Your grade will be based on these criteria!
Easy to understand
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Easy to grade
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Solvable in 10 minutes or less (but not trivial)
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Tests understanding of an important topic
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“Fair” (no tricks)
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Teaches something
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Summary of guidelines for preparing Questions and Answers
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Properties of a good exam question.
• Easy to understand.
• Easy to grade.
• Solvable in 10 minutes or less (but not trivial).
• Tests understanding of an important topic.
• “Fair” (no tricks)
• Teaches something (optional but desirable)
Suggestion. Iterate with a partner (or yourself).