Dear Tipsters, My mid-term examinations (actually usually two progress tests after one third and two thirds of the course) mainly consist of short-answer questions, grouped by topic. I do not see why students should have to cudgel their brains to decide which part of the course a question refers to. Unlike Ken, I do not arrange them in order of difficulty, mainly because these questions are designed to be similar in that regard.
However, on the cumulative final, the structure is something like Ken's. First, there is a section with definitions. They are not grouped by topic, but usually appear in the order in which they occurred during the course. Second, there is a short-answer section, structured like the mid-terms. Third, there is an essay section. Because the essays often cross topic borders, they are not presented in groups. In addition, I usually only have students choose one or two from a set of three to five. So my short answer to the original question is that questions are grouped by topics in some parts of some tests. Sincerely, Stuart ______________________________ "Rectu Cultus Pectora Roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), QC J1M 1Z7, Canada. "Floreat Labore" ______________________________ ----- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17635 or send a blank email to leave-17635-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
