Questions can also be grouped into banks according to difficulty, area of the curriculum or type of skill being tested, such as recall, comprehension, analysis, application. Assessments can then be designed which draw a certain number of questions from each bank, thereby ensuring that, while the test is randomised, specific skills and levels of competence will be examined. Some question banks are available commercially, generally associated with textbooks. It is also possible to adapt questions found in textbooks for objective testing. See some examples and help on writing questions .
Experienced staff find it helpful to write questions at the same time as preparing a lecture.
For more on Subjective testing Objective testing is not the only type of assessment delivered using CAA . A subjective test, for which there is no uniquely correct answer, examines the ability of the student to respond clearly and develop an argument. For assessment purposes, pre-printed paper tests are taken by students using pen or pencil and fed into an OMR at rates of up to 2200 forms per hour. No need for special time tabling - run the test in any teaching room, no need to book a PC lab. Staffing needs Care must be taken to retrieve the question scripts if they are to be reused.