On Sun, 11 Nov 2001 12:09:41 -0600
jim clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here are the relevant parts of a program I use to generate and
solve z-distribution problems. I believe the value produced as p
is the cumulative probability below z1. The values are quite
precise and should agree with
Herman Rubin wrote:
Yes. Also, closed book exams tend to be easier because the range of
questions is more restricted. I have found them a way to avoid
students spending most of their time memorizing near-useless material.
On the contrary, closed book exams emphasize memorizing
near-useless
Alan McLean wrote:
This describes a BAD closed book exam. It also describes a bad open book
exam.
Not entirely. I have found that many students still worry about such
things regardless of the information they have about the exam.
A good one-hour exam would have
three, or at most four,
the problem with any exam ... given in any format ... is the extent to
which you can INFER what the examinee knows or does not know from their
responses
in the case of recognition tests ... where precreated answers are given and
you make a choice ... it is very difficult to infer anything BUT
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Alan McLean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Herman Rubin wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Thom Baguley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Glen wrote:
As a student I *always* preferred closed book exams. If I know the
material I don't need the book, and if I don't know
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Carl Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Using introductory statistics as an example, concepts are built in a certain
sequence. If students get lost at a certain stage, s/he will have difficulty
to connect the later concepts together. Therefore, it is crucial to test the
I, too, prefer closed-book tests in statistical methods
courses. I also like short-answer items, some of which may be
multiple-choice items. [Please don't gripe that all multiple-choice items
assessonly memory recall; such items, if constructed well, may be very
helpful in assessing
Folks,
Anybody has Dunnett table with more than 60 dfe?
Thanks a lot for your attention!
Loraine
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At 07:42 AM 11/14/01 -0800, Carl Huberty wrote:
I, too, prefer closed-book tests in statistical methods courses. I also
like short-answer items, some of which may be multiple-choice
items. [Please don't gripe that all multiple-choice items assess only
memory recall; such items, if
Thom Baguley wrote:
Alan McLean wrote:
This describes a BAD closed book exam. It also describes a bad open book
exam.
Not entirely. I have found that many students still worry about such
things regardless of the information they have about the exam.
A good one-hour exam would
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