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Few Definitions and Notions:
- Question: A question is assessment item given to a learner a measuring construct used to assess a learning objectivethe learning outcome of a learner. In simple terms, a question is what is given to a student for the purpose of assessing a student's proficiency in a concept. Example: Explain the benefits of ground water recharging?
- Question Set: A question set a collection of questions having a certain common characteristic. That common characteristic is defined in terms of the question meta data. Example: set of all questions having one mark.
- Question Paper: It is an array (collection) of Question Sets, where additional conditions/restrictions are the placed at the individual member Question Sets. For example, give ten, 1 mark questions, followed by 5 five mark questions, which all must have appeared in exams.
- Answer: A workout, in sufficient details, that satisfies what is asked. In the typical nomenclaturesimple terms, it is what a student provides in response to a question. It could just be a correct option in a Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), a single word or a phrase in the Fill-In-The-Blank (FTB) Question, an a 150 word essay in a creative writing question.
- Marking Scheme: A Marking Scheme is a set of hints or key points, along with grading scheme, that an evaluators looks for when grading assessments. Primarily, Marking Scheme is meant for a teacher (evaluator) and not a student.
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