Inclusion of irrelevant details
Unusual words
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors
Unexplained acronyms
Here are some tips to make sure your eLearning portugal code number assessment questions are easy to understand. This reduces the cognitive load so that you’re testing learners on the content, not on their reading ability.
Write shorter sentences that only include essential details.
Write in plain language using common words. Your learners shouldn’t need a dictionary just to understand your question!
Avoid negative language e.g. “not”, “isn’t”, and “won’t”. Negative language is harder for learners to get their heads around, making it trickier to focus on and understand the question.
Check spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Use scenarios appropriately to raise the level of the question from Understand to Apply. Don’t use scenarios just to bulk out your questions. To learn how to use scenarios well and how to design them in Articulate Rise and Articulate Storyline, make sure you check out Part 3 and Part 4 of our Designing effective eLearning assessments series.
The question below commits a few of these eLearning assessment-writing cardinal sins. Can you spot which ones?
You are in a meeting with a hospital management team who aren’t concerned about the proliferation of antibiotic resistance in they’re hospital. Why should the team be disquieted by the propagation of the antibiotic resistance in the hospital?