When AI makes exam creation easier!

With the widespread adoption of continuous assessment and modular training programs, the number of evaluations has increased. For teachers and trainers, this means more exam and test creation, which requires time and effort to come up with new question ideas. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support exam creators with numerous advantages. Here are some explanations and best practices.

Tell me your topic, and I’ll find the questions

Generative AI can create content and generate questions based on the sources it is provided. For a teacher or trainer, several options are possible.

Indicate a general topic

A course or module might cover a broad theme, such as « the economy after World War II. » To generate questions, you simply need to provide this topic.

Use your course as a knowledge base

This method is useful to check whether students have fully understood the course material. It involves asking AI to generate questions solely based on the content presented in class.

A reference document as a source

The latest generations of generative AI can process fairly large documents, such as theses, standards, or technical documentation. The questions generated are then based on this information.

A previous exam on the same topic

Creating new questions for a multiple-choice test can be especially tedious when the program hasn’t changed and the module content is the same from year to year. Plus, students are often savvy enough to obtain last year’s exams! In this case, you can simply give clear instructions to the AI: « Based on this multiple-choice test (last year’s one), generate new and original questions. »

The final validation remains with the exam creator

AI should not replace the teacher or trainer. Simply copying and pasting content generated by an AI tool would be a serious mistake, even if the process seems highly efficient. Be wary of the “wow!” factor of some tools.

AI can make mistakes

Just as humans can err, so can generative AI. The main reason lies in how these tools work. Based on source analysis, the generated questions and answers may sometimes include inaccurate or even incorrect information. Thus, an expert or teacher must always validate the exam before sharing it with candidates.

Add a personal touch

The best way to use AI in exam creation is likely as a starting point. The teacher can then finalize the exam by adding, removing, or correcting the elements proposed by the tool. This saves time, avoids “blank page anxiety,” and maintains the specific tone or approach of their teaching.

Teachers, trainers: to try TestWe’s generative AI solution for exam creation, schedule a meeting with our dedicated teams.