Designing balanced exam patterns: MCQs, short and long answers
A good exam does two jobs at once: it measures what students actually know, and it does so fairly across the whole…
The Examiar blog
Ideas on question banks, exam design and running assessments at scale.
How to Create Fair, Valid, and Reliable Exams
Create fair, valid, and reliable exams without a stats degree — understand validity, reliability, and fairness, and the habits that build all…
Stop rebuilding exams every term: a faster workflow
Every term, the same ritual: it’s a week before exams, and teachers across the school are quietly rebuilding papers from scratch. Hunting…
How to Choose Exam Software and an Exam Generator: A Buyer’s Checklist
How to choose exam software and an exam generator: a 7-point buyer's checklist covering question banks, answer keys, versions, import, roles, and…
How to build a question bank your whole school can reuse
Ask any teacher where their exam questions live and you’ll get a tour of chaos: a folder of old Word files, a…
How to Prevent Cheating on Exams: Randomization and Multiple Versions
Prevent cheating on exams with question randomization and multiple equivalent versions — structural defenses that scale, plus practical invigilation tips.
What Is an Item Bank? Item Banking Explained for Schools
What is an item bank? How a tagged, reusable question bank helps schools and tutoring centers standardize exams, save time, and keep…
How to Cut Grading Time Without Cutting Quality
Cut grading time without cutting quality: rubrics, grading by question, item banks, and automation that save hours on every exam. A practical…
Formative vs. Summative Assessment: Examples and When to Use Each
Formative vs summative assessment explained: definitions, a comparison table, real examples, and how to use both to genuinely improve learning.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions: Ready-to-Use Question Stems for Every Level
Ready-to-use Bloom's taxonomy questions and question stems for all six levels, with examples — write items that test real thinking, not just…