Item writers play a significant role in examining students because they are responsible for generating questions, evaluating and assessing student’s comprehension and developing marking guide among others. The Lagos State Examination Board recently organizes a one-day training for item writers in the state on Item Writing at a Glance, Methodology, Techniques and Reawakening call to Educators. The Director of Exam Board, Mr. Supo Gbadegesin said, on the one hand, it is necessary for item writers to be abreast of the current issues in the test development on each topic taught in every subject and also to be aware of the various examination conducted by the board on the other hand. Mrs Olaitan Akinola HOD TEDA emphasized specific areas to be taken note by the writers which include: level of the candidate to be tested; items should be written within its context; questions should be simple and not ambiguous; the options should be letters A – D, out of which one is the answer and
