How We Design ESAT-Style Questions
A practical look at how we choose what to test, write fair distractors, review each question and improve it using student feedback.
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Exam strategy, study systems, and product notes from the Lab45 team.
A practical look at how we choose what to test, write fair distractors, review each question and improve it using student feedback.

When I was preparing for the ESAT the second time, I tried to track my own performance properly. After each mo...

The email came while I was tutoring. It started with "Thank you," which felt like a bad sign. I skimmed to the...

Most prep questions are written forwards. You start with a concept, you construct a scenario around it, you ch...

There's a version of this that's simple to explain. We built a blog because platforms have blogs, and useful c...