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Writing a Test for Social Work Students? Considerations for Question Writing

Social work educators are often called upon to author tests. We often use these exams to  measure student proficiency in an effort towards grading their progress in individual courses. However, it is rare that social work educators are provided guidance on how to develop these tools. This post aims to provide some guidance to social work educators about considerations to make when developing a test, whether for use in a particular class, or towards a broader goal of program assessment.