Complete the Training
Whether it is a video, a document, an instructor-led course or some other format, fully satisfying the course expectations and absorbing all of the material is the first step towards creating great content based upon it.
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Take notes early and often. The more material you have to work with once the training is complete, the easier it will be to create a list of questions in both great quality and great quantity. |
Get the Template
The following Excel file provides a template for training material-based question creation.
Understand the Template Fields
General Fields
QID
Description
The QID or Question ID is a unique value to identify the question within the spreadsheet. This field should already be populated for you.
Example Value
0
Submitter
Description
This is you, the user submitting the question. Select your name from the drop-down list.
Example Value
Mark Chadbourne
Course Fields
Fields pertaining to the course from which the question is derived.
Site
Description
What site is the material from?
Example Value
Name
Description
What is the name of the course this question is derived from?
Example Value
Awesome Questions in 5 Easy Steps
URL
Description
What is the specific URL that will take me directly to the course content (not just the site it's hosted on)?
Example Value
Tag Fields
Fields that help to categorize and describe the question for future lookup.
Discipline
Description
Is this content Professional (e.g. business-, conduct- or communication-related) or Technical (anything else)
Valid Values
Professional, Technical
Category
Description
Provide a single word or phrase describing the high-level category the content falls under.
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Keep categories consistent. If a Languages category has already been created, don't create a Programming Languages category - re-use existing labels that apply to your content first and only create new ones when necessary. |
Example Value
Communication
Subject
Description
Provide a lower-level categorization further defining this content. Within the realm of the Category you just defined, what
Example Value
Questioning
Difficulty
Applicability
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| It's OK to focus specifically on the source training, but steer clear of opinions and be sure to set the Applicability field to Course. |
Question Fields
Type
Question
Hint
Answers
Explanation
Example Question
The following illustrates an example question created with the template and defined utilizing the fields and examples described above.
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Italic text Underlined text denotes a user input field constrained to a defined list of drop-down valuesAll ; all remaining fields are freeform text supplied by the user.
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| QID | Submitter | Site | Name | URL | Discipline | Category | Subject | Difficulty | Applicability | Type | ||
| 0 | Mark Chadbourne | www.practice.com | Awesome Questions in Five Easy Steps | www.practice.com/awesome | Professional | Communication | Questioning | Beginner | GeneralMultiple Select | Multiple Select | Question | What qualities should an awesome question have? |
| Hint | Sometimes an optional hint might be a good thing to include… | |||||||||||
| Answer 1 | It should test concepts rather than memorization | |||||||||||
| Answer 2 | It should not be easily answered by a Google search | |||||||||||
| Answer 3 | It should be tagged with appropriate data to categorize it | |||||||||||
| Answer 4 | It should be based on the opinion of the person writing the question | |||||||||||
| Answer 5 | It should provide any necessary context to answer it properly | |||||||||||
| Correct Answer(s) | 1,2,3,5 | |||||||||||
| Explanation | An awesome question should have all of the qualities necessary to properly test a candidate's knowledge. It should NOT focus too narrowly on terminology or opinions specific to training source material. | |||||||||||
Follow Best Practices
A good question should be aligned with each of the following best practices.
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