Exam Writing Task

Context:
- It can involve the creation of questions for various subjects.
- It can be used to gauge a candidate's understanding, knowledge, or ability.
- It can be conducted by educators, governing bodies, or test providers.
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Example(s):
- Machine Learning Exam Writing of ML exams (Drori et al., 2022).
- Legal Bar Exam Writing of bar exams.
- Educational Exam Writing for school and college examinations.
- Professional Certification Exam Writing for industry certifications.
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Counter-Example(s):
- Creative writing tasks that don't evaluate specific knowledge or skills.
- Daily journal writing.
See: Final Exam, Math Word Problem, Assessment, Question Design.

References

(Drori et al., 2022) ⇒ Iddo Drori, Sarah J Zhang, Reece Shuttleworth, Sarah Zhang, Keith Tyser, Zad Chin, Pedro Lantigua, Saisamrit Surbehera, Gregory Hunter, and Derek Austin, Leonard Tang, Yann Hicke, Sage Simhon, Sathwik Karnik, Darnell Granberry, and Madeleine Udell. (2022). “From Human Days to Machine Seconds: Automatically Answering and Generating Machine Learning Final Exams.” In: Proceedings of the 29th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.

(Jacobson & Bach, 2022) ⇒ B. Jacobson, and A. Bach. (2022). “Neoliberal Logics: An Analysis of Texas's STAAR Exam Writing Prompts." In: Journal of Literacy Research.
- QUOTE: “… This article begins with a theoretical overview that frames the exam writing prompt as an institutional genre with social and cultural power. We then place the writing prompts and their …”
- NOTE: It offers an analysis of Texas's STAAR exam writing prompts, framing them as an institutional genre with significant social and cultural influence.

(Linton et al., 2014) ⇒ DL. Linton, WM. Pangle, KH. Wyatt, and others. (2014). “Identifying Key Features of Effective Active Learning: The Effects of Writing and Peer Discussion." In: CBE—Life Sciences Education.
- QUOTE: “… There was a significant treatment × instructor interaction for the exam writing data. Different … In our data set, the exam writing scores for the gene expression activity were considerably …”
- NOTE: The paper explores the key features of effective active learning, focusing on the effects of writing and peer discussion on exam writing scores.

(Connelly et al., 2005) ⇒ V. Connelly, JE. Dockrell, J. Barnett. (2005). “The Slow Handwriting of Undergraduate Students Constrains Overall Performance in Exam Essays." In: Educational Psychology.
- QUOTE: “… The results indicated that, compared to a class essay, exam writing was constrained by the low level writing skill of handwriting fluency. Surprisingly, it was found that the …”
- NOTE: It examines how the slow handwriting of undergraduate students can constrain overall performance in exam essays, focusing on the relationship between handwriting fluency and exam writing.

(Todd, 2003) ⇒ AG. Todd. (2003). “Exam Writing as Legal Writing: Teaching and Critiquing Law School Examination Discourse." In: Temp. L. Rev.
- QUOTE: “… When I first started teaching legal writing some eight years ago, I did not include teaching law school exam writing or "blue book exam" writing in my curriculum. In fact, I disdained …”
- NOTE: It discusses the author's experience with teaching legal writing, specifically focusing on law school exam writing and the author's initial reluctance to include it in the curriculum.

(Coles et al., 2003) ⇒ M. Coles, C. White, P. Brown. (2003). “BOOK Learning to Learn: Student Activities for Developing Work, Study and Exam-Writing Skills."
- QUOTE: "This remarkable book shows teachers how to share the secrets of learning with students. Using straightforward language, Learning to Learn presents an interesting, systematic, and …"
- NOTE: It provides teachers with insights and activities for helping students develop work, study, and exam-writing skills, presenting a systematic approach to learning to learn.