I used a modified version of the Kingsfield procedure in my Biopsych class one
semester. I was hoping to motivate 1) prompt attendance, 2) reviewing of the
notes from the previous class period, while allowing me to connect new lecture
material to that of the previous class period.I made a deck of half-index
cards, with a card for each student in the class. Promptly, at the start of
class, I had a student draw a random card. If that person was present, they got
a point, if they answered a question on material from the previous class they
got 2 or 3 points (depending on the question), which I recorded on the card. They
could choose to pass on the question.I may draw up to 3 or 4 cards on a
particular day. It worked reasonably well but the students were somewhat
stressed by it.
Linda Walsh
University of Northern Iowa
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