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Educational Measurement and Evaluation Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 24 : Question Bank

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
24.1 Meaning of Question Bank
24.2 Planning a Question Bank
24.3 Item Review
24.4 Question Bank in Action
24.5 Advantages of Question Bank
24.6 Disadvantages of Question Bank
24.7 Summary
24.8 Keywords
24.9 Review Questions
24.10 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarised as below :
• To discuss the meaning of question bank
• To explain about the planning a question bank
• To describe about the item review
• To explain about the question bank in action
• To describe about the advantages and disadvantages of question bank.

Introduction
There is a persistent need to revise tests with some frequency to avoid giving the similar test
year after year. Creating new set of question papers is a very tedious and time consuming job.
This exercise when done manually requires the paper setter to compose questions for the test,
determine their difficulty level, determine course coverage etc. so as to ensure that the test will
neither be too hard nor too easy. By using computers for question banking the steps for the
above processes are by passed. We will discuss about question bank in this unit.

24.1 Meaning of Question Bank

Question banks are large database of suitable questions that are coded by subject area, instructional
level, instructional objectives measured, and various other pertinent question characteristics (e.g.
difficulty level and discriminating powers). Questions in the question banks are often called
‘items’.

24.2 Planning a Question Bank

Planning for a question bank involves defining processes for preparation of individuals,
preparatory work for the question bank and identifying what has to be established with the

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