This resource manual for college-level science instructors reevaluates the role of testing in their curricula and describes innovative techniques pioneered by other teachers. part I examines the effects of the following on lower-division courses: changes in exam content, format, and environment; revisions in grading practices; student response; colleague reaction' the sharing of new practices with other interested professionals, and more. The book includes a comprehensive introduction, faculty-composed narratives, commentaries by well-known science educators, and a visual index to 100 more refined innovations.
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`Innovative testing/grading practices directed to the goal of improved student learning...These books are not full of assessment theory, but rather loaded with practical examples...forge some new pathways for the learning quest, and are worthy of your time and effort.' The American Biology Teacher, April 1998
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We asked a number of colleagues to comment on the difficulties involved in moving the exam issue from the realm of innovation to that of systemic change. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
group quizzes, spreadsheet problems, pairs testing, final exam grade, quiz grade, exam format, triadic model Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courses Taught, Department of Biology, Van Hecke, Den Braven, Department of Physics, Fred Hartline, Louis College of Pharmacy, American Chemical Society, California State University, Chemistry Department, Introductory Biology, Parkview Place, Professor of Chemistry, Union College, Upsala College, World Wide Web New!
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We asked a number of colleagues to comment on the difficulties involved in moving the exam issue from the realm of innovation to that of systemic change. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
group quizzes, spreadsheet problems, pairs testing, final exam grade, quiz grade, exam format, triadic model Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courses Taught, Department of Biology, Van Hecke, Den Braven, Department of Physics, Fred Hartline, Louis College of Pharmacy, American Chemical Society, California State University, Chemistry Department, Introductory Biology, Parkview Place, Professor of Chemistry, Union College, Upsala College, World Wide Web New!
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- General Chemistry by Chemistry Dep Illinois State University on page 73, and page 86
- Internet Links for Science Education: Student-Scientist Partnerships (Innovations in Science Education and Technology) by Karen C. Cohen in Front Matter
- Organic Chemistry by G. Marc Loudon on page 85
- Developing Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Abilities (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning) (No 30) by James E. Stice on page 119
- Web-Teaching: A Guide to Designing Interactive Teaching for the World Wide Web (Innovations in Science Education and Technology) by David W. Brooks in Front Matter
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