Sure. But I'm doing some intriguing research that shows that students prepare quite differently for MC tests compared to essay--giving significantly more time to essays. Now, it's interesting that this time difference is not true for my summer students who are transfers and so simply are better students--for the most part. But all students show fairly significant differences in what they choose to focus on when reading the chapters--i.e., definitions versus major conceptual ideas. I also think that scores on MC tests are confounded by students' ability to take that type of test. It's a skill actually. I like to give short-essay tests as determined by class content as well as the study quide I always develop for each course. Grading them drives me nuts but I truly believe I'm getting a better evaluation of overall understanding of the major concepts as well as test prepartion--though the latter I is something I plan to measure ih future studies. It's a amazing how consistently and frankly students are about this issue. And then I hear professors at conferences complain that their students don't even buy and/or read the text. But they don't want to make the change in test format--and I can understand why. Ask your students David how they prepare differently for MC verys essay tests? Would love to hear what you results are.
Joan > Joan > Do you not consider 'recognition memory' to be a 'proper' form of > knowledge? > David > > >> Folks, >> Why do you give MC tests? Do you honestly think they measure their >> knowledge of the material or their 'test smartness?' >> Joan >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > David L Gent > South Birmingham College > 524 Centre > Sparkhill > Birmingham > B11 4AJ > > 0121 694 4999/702 1012 > > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english > > > --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
