Peerwise
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In Peerwise, students actively engage with the material because they think up their own test questions about the material, have these questions answered by fellow students and share the questions with each other.
For example, you can have your students think up test questions in preparation for a tutorial. Then, during the seminar, discuss some test questions in plenary and explain why you should or should not include these questions in an exam.
Formulating the test questions stimulates students to think more deeply about the theory. You can also use Peerwise to create a database of all the questions students have developed, so that they can use them in preparation for an exam. In addition, students can also learn from giving feedback on each other’s questions and answer options.
Want to know more about this tool? Please contact Teaching Support.
Via this page you can register your own account. After a few days, you will receive an account from Peerwise.
Are the questions exportable from Peerwise?
The developed questions can be exported to a text file, so that they can easily be dealt with during a lecture or working group.
How are the questions organized within Peerwise?
Within a course, teachers can add ‘course tags’ (topics). This categorizes the questions by topic and allows students to place the developed questions within a certain category. These can be topics of the course material, but you can also choose to categorize the questions by week, for example. In addition, it is an option to set that students can add topics themselves.
Example Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Creating your own exam questions
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