GUIDELINES

Exam development adheres to guidelines to ensure quality.  In addition, the exam development has produced handbooks which outline steps and techniques used as part of exam development to apply these steps.  Lastly, checklists are used in review to ensure that exam development products were created according to the guidelines and that the appropriate steps have been taken.

Naming Conventions

Typically, design documents for exams, exam templates and blueprints are created in Word or Excel.  The filenames for these documents follow the pattern below.  See the Naming Conventions document for more information.

{Course Code}_{Unit Code}_{Object Name}_{Form}_{Version}.{File Extension}

SCN1780_U1_unitexam_A_100.docx

Once approved as Official Curriculum, these documents will be converted to PDF.  The naming conventions are similar but do not include version numbers.

{Course Code}_{Unit Code}_{Object Name}_{Form}.{File Extension}

ELA3105_U1_unitexam_questions_A.pdf

Guidelines

These guidelines provide rules for format and content for exam development products.

Exams Format Content

Exam Blueprints Format Content

Handbooks

These guides explain the steps and techniques in developing, reviewing and implementing various products

Exams Development Steps and Techniques Review Steps and Techniques Implementation Steps and Techniques

Exam Blueprints Development Steps and Techniques Review Steps and Techniques Implementation Steps and Techniques

Checklists

These checklists guide the development, review and implementation of these products.  They are based on the guidelines and guides listed above.

Exams Development Checklist Review Checklist Implementation Checklist

Exam Blueprints Development Checklist Review Checklist Implementation Checklist