STEM Exam Question Generator & Validator
Generate rigorous STEM exam questions with pedagogical alignment and validated answer keys
What You Can Do
You can generate complete exam question banks (10-50 questions) that map directly to your course learning objectives and span multiple cognitive levels using Bloom's taxonomy. Claude validates question quality, ensures appropriate difficulty progression, provides detailed answer keys with rubric scoring, and creates alternative exam versions for makeup testing or practice—transforming hours of manual assessment design into a 45-minute workflow.
Features
Align questions directly to course outcomes with explicit cognitive level (recall, comprehension, application, analysis, evaluation, synthesis)
Generate questions distributed across all six cognitive levels with automatic difficulty scoring
Produce detailed solution guides with step-by-step work, common misconceptions, and partial credit rubrics
Check each question for clarity, mathematical accuracy, pedagogical soundness, and discrimination potential
Auto-sequence questions from foundational to advanced with explicit difficulty ratings (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
Generate equivalent question sets for makeup exams, practice problems, or cumulative assessments
Create diagnostic questions that probe student understanding of core misconceptions in your discipline
Verify question counts match your intended learning objective weightings with visual breakdown
Example Output
Generated Physics Midterm Question (Application level):
A 2 kg block slides down a frictionless incline at 30° for 4 meters. Calculate: (a) the acceleration along the incline, (b) the final velocity at the bottom, (c) the time required to reach the bottom.
Answer Key & Rubric:
- Acceleration: 4.9 m/s² (2 points for correct formula and substitution)
- Final velocity: 6.26 m/s (2 points for kinematic equation application)
- Time: 1.28 s (2 points for algebraic solution)
- Common error: Using g = 10 m/s² (award 1 point if calculation is internally consistent)
Difficulty Rating: Intermediate | Cognitive Level: Application | Estimated Time: 6-8 minutes
Generated Organic Chemistry Question (Analysis level):
Given the 1H NMR spectrum showing three signals at 7.2, 5.1, and 1.9 ppm with integration ratios 5:2:3, identify the compound and explain the chemical shift pattern.
Answer Key: Compound: Allylbenzene (C6H5-CH=CH-CH3). Explanation: aromatic protons (7.2 ppm, 5H), vinyl protons (5.1 ppm, 2H), methyl group (1.9 ppm, 3H). Award partial credit for correct structure even if shift assignments are incomplete.
What's Included
- SKILL.md: Complete skill instruction file with workflow overview and use cases
- Question Bank Template: Structured CSV/JSON format for organizing questions by objective, cognitive level, and difficulty
- Bloom's Taxonomy Mapper: Reference guide matching question stems to cognitive levels (recall through creation)
- Answer Key Rubric Framework: Scoring template with point allocation, common misconceptions, and partial credit guidelines
- Difficulty Calibration Checklist: 12-point validation rubric for assessing question quality and discriminatory power
- Learning Objective Alignment Worksheet: Template for mapping course outcomes to exam questions with weighting verification
Who It's For
- Physics/Engineering professors — Generate mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetic problem sets with validated solutions
- Chemistry instructors — Create organic, inorganic, and analytical chemistry exams with mechanism-drawing questions and spectroscopy analysis
- Mathematics professors — Build calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations question banks with step-by-step solution rubrics
- Biology/Life sciences faculty — Develop exam questions spanning cell biology, genetics, and ecology with conceptual misconception probes
- STEM course coordinators — Generate cumulative, standardized question pools across multiple sections with consistent difficulty and cognitive level distribution
Best For
- Midterm and final exam creation (10-50 question banks)
- Homework problem sets with detailed solution keys
- Makeup exam and alternative assessment versions
- Cumulative assessments spanning multiple units
- Diagnostic pre- and post-assessments for concept mastery verification
- Question bank validation and cognitive level audits
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