Presenters:
Silvester Draaijer
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Title:
Design Patterns for Question Design
Synopsis:
A set of design patterns for digital item types has been developed by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University and University of Technology Delft in response to challenges identified in various projects by subject matter experts (SMEs) in higher education to design tests and questions. The goal of the projects in question was to design and develop formative and summative tests, and to develop interactive learning material in the form of quizzes. The subject domains involved were mainly in the life sciences, medical sciences and engineering sciences. The use of digital item types and facilitating the process of designing items were typical examples of the challenges involved. From the viewpoint of SMEs, the main challenge in digital item type design was to design items that test for more than simple recall of facts. With these conditions in mind, in this presentation, a set of design patterns for digital items will be presented and discussed.
Presentation is based on the following article: Draaijer, S., & Hartog, R. (2007). Design patterns for digital item types in higher education. e-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology, 10(1).
At this session, participants will:
- Learn about the concept of design patterns for question design
- See a few design patterns
- Find out how to determine whether the concept of design patterns can be used in their daily practice of question design
