Developing Assessment Items Through Artificial Intelligence (AI)

This course is for dedicated educators or educationalists with a passion for exploring the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and education and interested in advancing their expertise in developing AI-based assessment items.

Certificate on Completion

About Course

This course is designed for dedicated educators and educational professionals who are passionate about exploring the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and education. It focuses on building advanced expertise in designing and developing AI-based assessment items that enhance learning outcomes, improve evaluation accuracy, and support data-driven decision-making.

Participants will learn how to apply AI tools, educational data insights, and innovative assessment strategies to create smarter, more adaptive, and future-ready evaluation systems for modern learning environments.

Authorship and Attribution

This course has been developed and authored by Riphah International University faculty and staff for self-paced learning. The core content, exercises, and learning materials were originally created by Riphah faculty to support the achievement of the course learning outcomes. Where applicable, the course may also include supplementary publicly available resources or Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance the learning experience.

What You'll Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

  • Discuss the fundamental principles of artificial intelligence and its application in educational assessment.
  • Generate effective prompts for developing written and practical exam questions
    using principles of prompt engineering.
  • Use different AI technologies for improving efficiency in assessment item
    development.
  • Evaluate AI-generated assessment items and provide oversight for their review
    and validation.
  • Address ethical considerations and challenges in the use of AI for educational
    assessment.

Prerequisites

To be successful in this course, you should have:

  • Background in teaching or education

  • Experience in developing assessment items

  • Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience

Who Can Take This Course?

This course is designed for:

  • Dedicated educators and educationists
  • Individuals passionate about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education
  • Professionals aiming to enhance expertise in AI-based assessment development
  • Teachers looking to build skills for designing intelligent and data-driven
    assessment items

Course Outline

Introduction

About Author and Course (Video)

Decoding Artificial Intelligence

Decoding AI (Video)

Three Types of Artificial Intelligence

Three Types of Artificial Intelligence (Reading Material)

Turing’s imitation game (Video)

Responsible Use of AI in Assessment

Responsible Use of AI in Assessment (Interactive Content)

Using AI To Develop MCQs

Developing good quality MCQs (Video)

Pre-submission checklist for MCQ (Reading Material)

Developing MCQs using AI (Video)

Prompt Template for generating MCQs using LLM (Reading Material)

RIA-Using AI to develop Essay Questions

Prompt Template for generating SEQs using LLM (Reading Material)

Using AI to develop Essay Questions (Video)

Using AI to Develop Practical Exams

Using AI to develop practical exams (Video)

Prompt Template for generating Practical Exams using LLM (Reading Material)

Graded Quiz

Graded Quiz (Problem)

Skills You Will Gain

Assessment Design AI Tools Educational Technology Innovation Skills Modern Learning AI-based Assessment Prompt Engineering

Course Information

Duration

Approximately 3 Hours

Course Information

Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Learning Mode

Fully Online (Asynchronous)

Learning Type

Self Paced

Language

Both English & Urdu

Instructor/Curator

Course Instructor