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Carney, Amy G.; Fry, Sara Winstead; Gabriele, Rosaria V.; Ballard, Michelle – College Teaching, 2008
The authors examined how the regular use of Monte Carlo Quizzes, learning logs, or non-random quizzes impacted student completion of assigned reading and preparedness for class. A questionnaire was used to gather data on student perceptions and self-reported reading behavior in response to each of the methods over the course of a semester. Results…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Student Attitudes, Tests, Evaluation Methods
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Fernald, Peter S. – College Teaching, 2004
The Monte Carlo Quiz (MCQ), a single-item quiz, is so named because chance, with the roll of a die, determines (a) whether the quiz is administered; (b) the specific article, chapter, or section of the assigned reading that the quiz covers; and (c) the particular question that makes up the quiz. The MCQ encourages both punctual completion and deep…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Made Tests, Test Construction