Who does a quiz actually grade
OK I may be old fashioned on this but if you have a group f students and they all fail an exam it is not their fault but yours. I look at quizzes as a measuring device for me more than for the students. If the majority of the students failed the quiz then i have let them down by not educating them in a way that they understand. So i need to regroup and rethinh the way i covered the material not the exam. Just my thoughts
George, I do that too. It helps me with my material. During the grading of the quizzes, I also give the student the correct answer for any question he/she missed. I feel this helps them learn the material for the final exam. I give the quizzes back to the students the week prior to the exam to use as a study guide. They must return all their quizzes the day of the final exam or they will not be eligible to take the final.
Hi Janice:
I think regular, short quizzes help both student and student.
Regards, Barry
I agree it lets me know where to begin and what to re enforce in my lecture
Hi Christina:
A lot of instructors will use a grading rubric. This tool allows the instructor distribute the component weights of th4e various assignments and tests, and provides a means to fairly and consistently grade the students performance. You could Google "rubric" and learn more about this handy tool (you'll get a gazillion hits).
Regards, Barry
Not all people test well, I think there should be a variety of ways to be graded so that people who understand the material but freeze on tests can be fairly assesed as well.
Hi William:
Knowing your students can definetely be an asset to an instructor, none the least having to do with quizzes. If we keep our focus on our purpose - the transfer of knowledge to students - then it only makes sense the more we know about effective methods that will reach them or actions some students dislike to the degree it interferes with their learning, the more effective we'll be in achieving our job successfully.
Regards, Barry
This topic is another reason to know your audience – the more you can read their mannerisms in class and lab the better off you tend to be on test day.
Hi Gregory:
Good deal. I think most experienced teachers are willing to adjust their students grades based on missed answers when they realize the question is poorly written, unclear, or simply incomplete or erroneous.
Following up, the next time that information comes up in discussion or class, the correct information can be conveyed, and an appropriate question written for the test.
Regards, Barry
I keep track of every answer students get wrong to see if there is a pattern. If there is, I adjust the way I deliver that material.
Hi Clayton:
I have to say that this situation reflects as much on the teacher as it does the stdents. It's possible it was a difficult question, but more likely, the teacher failed to connect effectively. Good, humble self evaluation is a good remedy here.
Regards, Barry
I agree. If the majority of students fail on specific quizes or areas of a test then their was some sort of miscommunication or something was not delivered. This is an evalution for the intructor. And a good time to cover material not received or understood.
Hi Joe:
Well, good quizes may, but not all quizes are constructed well to begin with. If the quiz has been preceded by a thorogh learning experience, and the instructor quizes that information, then I think you'd be right on!
Regards, Barry
The quiz grades a students knowledge of the subject matter.
Hi Rory:
Yes, quizzes test knowlege. In many cases that will sufficient enough for the level of performance expected of students. As effective as quizzes can be, there is no assurance that learning has occured. Teaching and learning are really two different animals.
Regards, Barry
I also think that the quiz lets the instructor know how well he or she is teaching and if he or she is covering all the material and learning styles
Hi Michael:
No doubt about it, well constructed quizzes can assess student knowledge and progress. My emphasis here is on "well constructed". Caution that we don't hastily put together something we think the students should know withouit assuring we aptly prepared them for the assessment.
Regards, Barry
you could not of said that better.we must be versitile in are teaching because not everybody learns the same way. and quizes will let you know how your doing more than the students.
Hi Andrew:
I would agree that good quizzes can assess knowledge. They can also merely determine "correct information". What is the difference? Every course should have clearly defined student learning outcomes. A good quiz will assess the students competence with these outcomes. It would do no good to have students getting 100% on quizzes but not learning what they need for their work place.
Regards, Barry
The quiz grades a students knowledge of the subject matter learned and evaluates the instructors ability to effectively teach the material.
