My favorites are usually only loosely related to course material. For example, in
statistics:
What physical phenomena are associated with 0 and 100 degrees F?
What do you call those spots on dice?
Rick Adams wrote:
> Michael Sylvester wrote:
>
> > do yo occasionally have bonus questions on a test which would give
> > students an opportunity to get bonus points?
>
> Short answer: Yes.
>
> > what could be the various rationale for bonus points?
>
> I make those particularly challenging concept-application type questions
> when I use them and the rationale is to provide additional reinforcement
> to students who have actually _mastered_ the course material, beyond a
> "memorize and regurgitate" level.
>
> Not surprisingly, most of the time, the students who attempt (and
> complete) the bonus questions, are the very ones who don't need the extra
> points anyway--they're clearly 4.0 students. But occasionally, otherwise
> good students who do poorly in other areas of the graded work (i.e.,
> writing essays or the term paper, etc.) or who missed scheduled quizzes,
> etc., make up some of their losses through the bonus questions.
>
> Rick
>
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