>> I have started the practice of having students write >> out the correct answers to questions that were >> incorrectly answered.
>Do you have them do this for multiple-choice questions as well as essay/short-answer >questions? Do you provide any external >incentives for them to do this? I think >that some students who don't have enough internal incentives to study enough for >the >exam in the first place would probably not have enough incentive to redo incorrect >answers. When I did this, I gave 1/2 credit of the value of the question. So, for a 2-point MC question that a student got wrong and then re-did, they could get 1 point. I gave up this practice a few years ago when I realized how rote it was becoming for some students. I realized that many were not looking up the answers themselves, but dividing the test into parts so each student was only responsible for finding the correct answer for a few questions. Then, right before class, they would get together and just copy each others' corrections. I think that if students really work at this, it could be a great learning experience. However, I wasn't sure that many were doing it that way so just gave up the practice altogether. Now, I just give retests on all exams (except take-homes). Marcia Marcia J. McKinley, J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Mount St. Mary's College Emmitsburg, MD 21727 (301) 447-5394 x4282 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
