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Smith, Kari – Educational Leadership, 2009
As a classroom teacher, Kari Smith realized that traditional objective tests don't always assess what students actually know. But tests are so deeply embedded in the education system that it would be difficult to do away with them entirely. Smith decided to make tests into learning tools. In this article, Smith describes three strategies for…
Descriptors: Objective Tests, Teaching Methods, Answer Keys, Educational Strategies
Blum, Mark E.; Spangehl, Stephen D. – 1980
A competency-based, introductory social science course for college students is described. Objectives of the manual are twofold--first, to present the complete set of materials which have served as the basis of a one semester social sciences course at the University of Louisville over three years, and, second, to offer suggestions regarding…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Course Descriptions, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
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Zarzycki, Piotr – Primus, 1992
Presents eight techniques for teaching undergraduate mathematics whose main aims are (1) learning how to pose problems in an easier and more attractive form; (2) fostering usage of mathematical symbolism; and (3) checking the level of comprehension of the principal ideas. Examples illustrate each technique. (Author/MDH)
Descriptors: Competition, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Higher Education
Rivera-Hernandez, Norma – 1982
To revitalize humanities courses and to improve student thinking, a workshop for faculty members of the University of the Sacred Heart (Puerto Rico) will cover two models of collaborative learning, collaborative group work and peer criticism. In collaborative group work, students should be able to learn how to reach a consensus about a specific…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Group Activities, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction