I used a PSI system (self-paced unit mastery) for many (~40) years. Since there was no final exam I couldn't assess comprehension and mastery that way (and then there's the question of whether a MC question can assess complex cognitive behavior anyway).
I did have another alternative, however. I taught a two semester sequence, so I could measure retention in the advanced course of material learned in the basic course. It did work. On Nov 22, 2013, at 10:17 AM, Gerald Peterson wrote: > I am a fan of more frequent testing, but what do folks think about the > authors' contortions and post hoc fishing to find that their daily quiz class > was comparatively better? If regular testing and retesting is effective, it > ought to be easier to show greater comprehension and mastery of the material > at the end of the term. If the daily quizzes are short with MC type > questions, could students later show their learning on a full exam, with > short answer and fill-in questions? I think varied daily testing and > retesting would better promote transfer. > > > > > G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D > Psychology@SVSU > > > On Nov 21, 2013, at 9:12 PM, Christopher Green <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As though you didn't have enough people telling you how to teach already. >> Still, interesting finding. >> >> http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0079774?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+plosone%2FPLoSONE+%28PLOS+ONE+Alerts%3A+New+Articles%29 >> >> Chris Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- 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=30384 or send a blank email to leave-30384-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
