“After attending the Questionmark 2009 Users Conference I knew this would be a great tool for our faculty to create questions quickly and easily,” recalled Walker. “In April we had a demonstration of Questionmark Live for about six or seven of our faculty members, and afterwards I worked with others that were unable to attend. The faculty were very receptive to it, and it certainly simplified the process of importing questions and creating assessments for me. Seven of our faculty had created more than 100 new test questions using Questionmark Live in time for finals in early May.”

Assistant Professor Kelly Masters used Questionmark Live to write 30 of the 53 questions on her final on Integrated Care & Science: Renal. Masters said she learned to use the “self-explanatory” system in just a few minutes, adding that she enjoyed being able to see how all of her questions would look on an actual test.

“I also liked the fact that I could organize the questions into different groups while keeping them in one central place,” said Masters. “This will make them easy to find, and I will be able to open them up and make changes for future tests if I need to. I’m also pleased that I can use this tool no matter where I am. I’m offsite two or three days a week at my clinic site, and often I do not have my laptop with me when I go there. That doesn’t matter now, because I can access Questionmark Live from any computer. If I find myself with some free time at the clinic, I can spend it writing questions.”

“I believe Questionmark Live will increase faculty involvement in writing questions for Perception assessments,” noted Walker. “This online solution gives faculty flexibility, in terms of when and where they choose to work. It’s user-friendly, which proved to be a time saver when creating questions and streamlining the workflow for multiple faculty members creating questions for one course. From an administrator standpoint, there was no software to install, and importing questions was a simple process. All these factors and more contributed to our success with Questionmark Live and I look forward to the opportunities it will offer.”