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een tentamen maken (door de docent, niet de student!)

English translation: to set an examination

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Dutch term or phrase:een tentamen maken (door de docent, niet de student!)
English translation:to set an examination
Entered by: Yana Dovgopol

11:23 Jul 6, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
Dutch term or phrase: een tentamen maken (door de docent, niet de student!)
I'm looking for the most common way to translate 'een tentamen maken'. I know that students sit/take/do an exam, but what verb should I use as a teacher who comes up with the exam questions? Is it to 'draw up' an exam, or 'to draft', or something else?
Hannelore Wagemakers
to set an examination
Explanation:
or a test.
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Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:32
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2to set an examination
Textpertise
3 +2develop an examination (prepare an exam)
Frank van Thienen (X)
4compile an exam
Lianne van de Ven
Summary of reference entries provided
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to set an examination


Explanation:
or a test.

Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Walker (X)
1 min
  -> Thanks, David
agree  LouisV (X)
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Louis
neutral  Tina Vonhof (X): To me, setting an exam means setting the date and time for it.
1 day 1 hr
  -> No it definitely refers to the content, Tina, e.g. "I intend to sent them a stiff examination..." which means difficult.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
compile an exam


Explanation:
An option. More informal: put together. US eng.

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Local time: 05:32
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: compile isn't particularly US Eng, it isn't particularly informal. What does it mean?
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
develop an examination (prepare an exam)


Explanation:
from: the American Psychological Association (APA), Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education

Example sentence(s):
  • The Code is directed primarily at professionally developed tests used in formally administered testing programs.
  • Although the Code is not intended to cover tests prepared by teachers for use in their own classrooms, teachers are encouraged to use the guidelines to help improve their testing practices.

    Reference: http://www.apa.org/science/programs/testing/fair-testing.pdf
Frank van Thienen (X)
Canada
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Pekelharing: Prepare an exam is what I'd use.
1 hr
  -> thank you, Olly. Yes, in fact I'd prefer prepare over develop.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
23 hrs
  -> thanks Tina!
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference

Reference information:
College Learning: WAYS & WHYS. PREPARING FOR EXAMS
Experienced teachers write exams at the level that is appropriate for a given class based on knowledge of what the students in previous classes have done. ...
www.unm.edu/~quadl/college.../preparing_exams.html

writeaway
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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