Student creates own exam question

Name teacher: Nies Kraan

Faculty: Social Sciences

Tool: Peerwise

Peerwise is an online platform where students kan post their (multiple choice) questions. Their teachers and peers can provide feedback on their efforts. And students can test their progress while studyiing by answering questions other students have posted.

Goals

- To engage students and encourage deep learning by having students come up with their own exam questions.
- To promote interaction and creativity.
- To spot misconceptions in the students' questions.

Results:

Students have found Peerwise to be a useful tool and coming up with questions both fun and challenging. Many were disappointed with the high number of posted questions that were much too easy. Students have found Peerwise easy to use; no-one had any difficulty loggin in, for instance.