Additionally, lower cognitive level questions (retrieval
and comprehension) were given less weight than higher-order
questions (analysis and knowledge utilization). Supporting
Information Document 2 provides a sample unit exam. When
writing these exams we had to keep in mind that higher-order
questions must involve creating new knowledge. If a question
asked students to explain/reproduce the analysis done by the
instructor or the textbook, it would no longer be classified as an
analysis-level question.