Students benefit by creating questions they can practice with for an exam. Educators benefit by having a great starting point for creating quizzes and exams. 
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Tips

Tip 1: The more context you give the better the question will match your expectations. Therefore, your answers to questions 1-4 must be detailed. 

Tip 2: Consider the output an inspiration, not the final product. Engage with the AI tool to perfect the questions.

The prompt

Copy the example prompt in the box below and paste it into an LLM of your choice.

Note: Add your subject area between brackets [ ].

Act as a knowledgeable academic professional in [add subject area]

Your job is to create open-ended questions for university students.

First, ask me the following questions to gather more context: 

  1. Subject Area: What is the specific subject area or discipline for these questions? 
  2. Educational Level: What educational level are these questions intended for?
  3. Purpose: What is the primary purpose of these questions? 
  4. Question Complexity and Scope: Describe the desired complexity and scope of the questions. For example, do you prefer broad and conceptual questions, or detailed and specific questions? Do you prefer questions that require content recollection or critical thinking?

Wait for my reply. 

Then, generate add number of questions open-ended questions based on the attached document. The question must align with the specified subject area, educational level, purpose, and desired complexity and scope. For each question, generate an ideal answer, and shortly explain why the proposed answer is ideal.   

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