CrtQ Blog
Notes on assessment quality, item writing, standard setting, and the craft of good exam questions.
The importance of testing points
The testing point is the one decision that determines whether your exam measures competence or trivia. Most platforms treat it as an afterthought. CrtQ treats it as the foundation.
Read post →A Better Way: Co-creation, Not Generation
There's a better way. Not AI that writes your questions. AI that teaches your experts to write sharper ones.
Read post →Is the CAT Out of the Bag?
How test-wiseness cues undermine your multiple choice questions, and what to do about it
Read post →Your students are more AI literate than your think
Enterprise licensing solves data retention. It doesn't solve session contamination
Read post →Your Biggest Exam Security Risk Is an Open Browser Tab
Your biggest exam security risk isn't AI memorisation. It's the six months of draft questions sitting in a ChatGPT sidebar behind one password.
Read post →Are you leaking your questions to AI
You paste a question into ChatGPT. You refine it. It's exam-ready. And it's no longer confidential.
Read post →Can AI write your exam questions?
Can AI write your exam questions? The evidence says yes — but faster isn’t the same as bettee.
Read post →Why Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Belongs in Your Exam. And Bloom’s Taxonomy Doesn’t
Bloom’s Taxonomy tells you what you planned to teach. Webb’s Depth of Knowledge tells you what your exam actually measures. For assessment, only one of them matters.
Read post →Welcome to CrtQ
Why we built the assessment quality platform — and what the blog is for.
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