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We host a variety of events designed to address key issues in education today and to help assessment professionals keep up to date with the latest thinking in educational assessment. Our assessment experts regularly speak at externally-hosted events in order to share the Group's extensive knowledge and expertise.

Question writing


Getting the questions right is important in order to ensure that an exam measures the intended knowledge, understanding and skills and is of appropriate difficulty for the candidates who will be assessed. This session will provide an introduction to some of the principles of question writing. Topics covered will include ensuring content and skill coverage, features affecting question difficulty and fairness, and the process involved when a student answers a question.