[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But the larger issue is that assertions
require evidence (for example a randomized study showing that
students who write essay tests learn to write better than those
who don't).
If you had read a little further down, you would have seen that I am not just
talking about learning to write, I am talking about actually understanding
why the correct answers are correct. I am sure that a fair number of
students do well on MC tests because they have memorized without
understanding, or by sheer luck.
No, I don't have any evidence except for my belief that making students
explain what and how they comprehend the information may help them to learn
better, except for this interesting variant of the T/F test that I used the
other day. I do resent having my efforts labelled as "vanity". No I have
not proved anything. I am doing the best I can at this time. Maybe some day,
when I have less driving and more time to consider, I can test it out
sometime.
Nancy Melucci
ELAC
