Posts Tagged ‘group quizzes’
March 1 - The Effects of Collaborative Testing
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Educational Assessment, Teaching and Learning
Although letting students work together on exam questions is still not a common instructional practice, it has been used more than might be expected and in a variety of ways. Sometimes students work together in groups; other times with a partner. Sometimes those groups are assembled by the instructor and sometimes students are allowed to select their partners or group members. Sometimes the groups share multiple exam experiences; other times they work collaboratively only once. Sometimes the group submits one exam with everyone in the group receiving that grade; other times students may talk about exam questions and answers but submit exams individually.
July 13 - Adding QuizShow to Your Teaching Toolbox
By: Ken Alford, PhD in Teaching with Technology
Are you looking to try something new in your classroom? You may wish to try QuizShow!
QuizShow was created a few years ago for use at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University in Washington, D.C. It’s a game show-like software program that is both easy and fun to use with your students during class. Best of all, QuizShow is free of charge and has no copyright restrictions.
September 30 - Fostering Collaborative Critical Thinking through Online Group Quizzes
By: Rob Kelly in Online Education
Looking for a way to get your students to collaborate and think critically? Consider group quizzes, a technique that Ida Jones uses in her business law courses at California State University, Fresno.
