The description I posted from my syllabus (see below) indicates that
students re required to complete remediation during my office hours or by
special appointment. I do not let students take the tests home. Of course,
student groups have devised more elaborate ways of getting the items for
those files (like requiring every member of the group who is in a class to
memorize one item on the test that is not already in the file for that
class). --SLS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vivian Hamilton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:01 PM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
> Subject: RE: Redo
>
>
> These "redo" ideas seem like a great way to emphasize learning
> and may also
> have the added benefit of helping students learn to identify possible
> patterns of errors they're making in test-taking or in studying. My
> concern is that it sounds like students need to take the exams
> home to work
> on the redo, though, which would mean the exam questions could get into
> "test files" that some students/groups keep. In order to re-use
> some of my
> questions, I've never let students take the questions home --
> they can look
> at them in my office or in class, but that's all. Any ideas for
> using the
> redo policy without letting the test questions go home with the students?
>
> Vivian Hamilton
> Portland Community College
>
<SNIP>
> >I've been using a two-tiered correction system that seems to
> work OK. Here
> >is the description from my syllabus:
> >
> >QUIZ REVISION PERIOD: Once you submit your quiz response sheet
> you will have
> >the opportunity to revise your responses. You will be given a
> blank response
> >form and will have the opportunity to change your answers to the
> quiz items
> >while using any materials you prepare (e.g., notes taken while reading,
> >notes from class, responses to learning objectives, flashcards,
> etc.). You
> >may not use any materials prepared by someone else (e.g., the text book,
> >copies of the PowerPoint slides, notes taken by other students,
> etc.). For
> >every item that is incorrect on your initial Quiz response form
> and correct
> >on the Revision form, 1 point will be added to your initial quiz
> score. For
> >every item that is incorrect on the Revision form, 1 point will be
> >subtracted from your initial quiz score.
> >
> >REMEDIATION. In order to encourage you to master the material
> covered on a
> >particular quiz even AFTER the quiz has been scored, you will have the
> >option to perform quiz remediation. Remediation of quiz items involves
> >providing a written essay response describing (a) why the response option
> >you originally picked is not correct AND, (b) why the keyed response is
> >correct. To perform quiz remediation you must come to my office during
> >office hours (if you have other classes during all of my office
> hours we can
> >make special arrangements). You will be given your quiz booklet and your
> >individual printout from test scoring, which will indicate the
> correct and
> >incorrect items. You may use ANY MATERIALS you'd like, when
> completing the
> >remediation. Because you will be told which responses are correct and
> >incorrect, the purpose is to show that you understand the
> material by having
> >you explain; merely stating the correct and incorrect answers
> will NOT earn
> >remediation points because that will be given to you. You may
> earn 1 point
> >for each acceptable remediation response and each quiz
> remediation MUST be
> >completed prior to the next scheduled quiz.
> >
> >--SLS
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