Creating tests is a long process that some teachers have chosen to shorten through crowd sourcing. The problem with making exams is whether or not the questions are fully understandable. Traditionally, test questions are thought of by a teacher, but through crowd sourcing, a low - cost alternative is found. Philip Sadler and many other professors have led studies to test the theory of crowd sourcing tests. Sadler, along with the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, crowd sourced some questions from websites and took others from content experts. The result was that the best questions were crowd sourced; they were higher quality [Harvard, 2016] . The University of Michigan did a similar experiment where questions were crowd sourced from students. Again, crowd sourced questions resulted in higher - level thinking. Because tests are becoming standardized, crowd sourcing will allow for exam questions that are quickly made in bulk, can be easily improved, and can measure student performance [University of Michigan].
[Harvard, 2016] Harvard and Smithsonian. “Crowdsourcing Can Help Create Better Science Tests Cheaper.” www.cfa.harvard.edu/, 31 Aug. 2016, www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2016-21.
[University of Michigan] University of Michigan. “Crowdsourcing Study Guide and Exam Question Development Using Google Docs.” CRLT, www.crlt.umich.edu/crowdsourcing-study-guide-and-exam-question-development-using-google-docs.