Dear Angela: Thanks for raising this important issue. As you say, this is a complex question with many implications. It is especially difficult in astronomy,...
My input is this: Don't just list concepts students should know. There is so much stuff that is listed in the Grade Level Equivalents (GLE) and the Course...
Hi all, I was just approached my department head to find a course description for a high school astronomy class to use as a reference for our proposal to the...
Brenda- See the attachment for the course description we use at Epsicopal. It is a one semester course. If you need more detail, we have a curriculum map...
Hello!! This is a very important subject and I resonate with all of you in your thoughts. In Puerto Rico (where i am from) I did start volunteering to teach...
For the last two to three years, I have been interested in the issue of "prior preparation" and whether or not it affects student performance in introductory...
Jeff Adkins of Deer Valley High School in Antioch, California has developed a curriculum for high school. _http://www.teaching-point.net/astronomy1.html_ ...
berendsen@...
Oct 7, 2007 12:03 am
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I appreciate your comments about "prior preparation" and expectations. Regarding misconceptions regarding the nature of atomic nuclei: since most of an atom's...
jfuller@...
Oct 7, 2007 12:04 am
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To be more specific on this issue, the question that I ask on the baseline test, which is one of a series of questions regarding the atom, reads as follows:...
I just wanted to thank everyone for getting into this "conversation". There have been many helpful response, both through this forum and directly to me. To...
The curriculum and schedule for my community college astronomy at Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY is posted for all to see (and use if they wish) at...
This is the first of two or three papers where I outline the history of science that started out explaining cosmological observations *before* they could be...
Hi, everyone. I'd appreciate it if you could forward this information to any individuals or institutions that you think might be interested: The Department of...
Hi All, The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is currently calling for proposals for topical sessions for the St. Louis meeting, 1-5 June. These sessions ...
As I sit in my office putting some final touches on a multiple choice test, I realized I never learned much about how to order the questions. Is there any...
David, I don't know any literature on this on top of my head, but let's look at this from a theoretical point (my hobby horse). You mentioned three scenarios: ...
Erik Brogt
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Oct 29, 2007 3:15 pm
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I typically list the answers in alphabetical order. This helps me randomize against any other trend I might be unconsciously writing into the exam....
... Not sure if there has ever been any research on it, but I personally like to randomize question (especially if I offer an "open book" or a "one index card...
With regard to ordering of test questions, I found the following quote from "How People Learn" by the National Research Council, p.43. "Sometimes... students...
... I have a large lecture class and I give three different versions of the same exam to avoid cheating (not that any of my students would think to do so ...)....
Dave Bruning
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Oct 30, 2007 4:36 pm
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Actually, there is a large body of literature out there on the development of assessment. Two decent handbooks: - Educational Measurement, by the American...
Erik Brogt
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Oct 30, 2007 4:37 pm
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The only rule I try to follow is to have an easy question to start! I want them to have some confidence! If it¹s difficult to begin, they¹ll become stressed...
I am currently trying the experiment with my own classes. For years I have been giving exams with the questions randomized, and I've been keeping track of how...
With regard to "easy" and "hard" test questions, I have to ask: if we are living up to our responsibilities as teachers and our students are living up to...
"Hard" questions are those that test students analytical thinking abilities and mastery of the concepts such that given a new scenario not presented in ...
Jeff, If they're scoring 85% then you need to give harder exams! This is the reward we get for teaching efficiently: being able to better challenge our ...
We seem to have moved from the question of ordering questions on a test to the construction of the questions themselves. I wrote test questions as a member of...
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Nov 1, 2007 2:19 pm
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Hello! Well, this is a first: After lecturing on the dependence of luminosity on the size and temperature and how one can derive either size, temp, or...
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