- A well-developed examination will reflect the time spent on the concept in class or otherwise emphasized by the instructor. As students, we all hated it when questions not covered at all in class appeared on the examination. Nearly as much, we felt cheated when an activity requiring a large chunk of class time was not included among the questions, and we probably paid less attention the next time such an activity was conducted.

- An effective examination should evaluate the most critical concepts and not blatantly trivial information.