Guidelines for writing Effective Short Answer Questions
•Make sure that wording is clear and unambiguous.
oIf wording is not clear, students may be answering a question that is different from the one you intended to ask.
•Specify how the student should answer the question.
•Anticipate alternate answers.
oNot all instructors may think of the answer to a short answer question the same way, so it is important to include all of the acceptable answers in the Answer section. Additionally, if a learner provides an incorrect but plausible answer, it will be easier for an instructor with a comprehensive answer list to grade it as incorrect.
•Use Direct questions rather than asking the learner to complete a statement.
