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How much practice on similar items did you give them? I often find I am testing for skills that I haven't taught my students and then very few are able to display the skills I'm looking for. See: Grossman, R.W. (2005). Discovering hidden transformations: Making science and other courses more learnable, College Teaching, Winter, Volume 53, Number 1, pages 33-40. http://www.kzoo.edu/psych/rg_Hidden.pdf Bob Grossman -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 9:53 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] help with exam item Either I am losing my mind or something is wrong. I used the following item on an exam. Not one student picked the answer I thought was "correct". --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
