Summary:
In this post, we dive into intermediate-level strategies for generating quiz questions using generative AI tools. Whether you’re teaching Psychology, Biology, History, or any other discipline, you’ll learn how to craft prompts that produce quiz questions aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy. These techniques empower educators to create assessments that foster deeper learning and critical thinking—quickly and effectively. You can use any Generative AI App. I’m using Microsoft Copilot. Type, Copy/Paste the prompts below and review the results.
Prompt 1a: Generating two different types of quiz questions from a file using Bloom’s Taxonomy
You are an expert Instructional Designer. My discipline is [Your Discipline] in higher education. I am uploading a [content item type] (e.g., lecture notes, article, video transcript). Based on this content, generate: 5 multiple-choice questions and 5 true/false questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy [Bloom Level]
(Instructions: Replace [Your Discipline] with your academic field (e.g., Psychology, Biology, History). Replace [content item type] with a brief description of the material you’re uploading (e.g., lecture notes, reading excerpt, assignment instructions). You can change the question types. Replace [Bloom’s Level] with either Creating, Evaluating, Analyzing, Applying, or Understanding. Upload a text-based course content item along with your prompt you would like to generate content from. You do not need to keep the brackets in your prompt.
Prompt 1b: Generating and previewing different types of quiz questions from a file using Bloom’s Taxonomy
You are an expert Instructional Designer. My discipline is [Your Discipline] in higher education. I am uploading a [Content Item Type] (e.g., lecture notes, article, video transcript). Based on this content, generate: 5 multiple-choice questions and 5 true/false questions. All questions should be aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy at the [Bloom Level] level. Before finalizing, present the generated questions to me for preview and approval. Wait for my confirmation before proceeding with any formatting, exporting, or further steps.
(Instructions: Replace [Your Discipline] with your academic field (e.g., Psychology, Biology, History). Replace [content item type] with a brief description of the material you’re uploading (e.g., lecture notes, reading excerpt, assignment instructions). You can change the question types. You can change the number of questions generated. Replace [Bloom’s Level] with either Creating, Evaluating, Analyzing, Applying, or Understanding. Upload a text-based course content item along with your prompt you would like to generate content from. You do not need to keep the brackets in your prompt.