Questions tagged [exams]
This tag is intended for questions about exams as viewed from the point of view of an instructor.
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How can I distribute an exam to a large class without a lockdown broswer such as Respondus/Proctorio?
I teach math in a small college with small endowment; we do not have lots of budget to go around. When giving a test to a large class, ideally one should print out the problem sheets ahead of time and ...
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Would you correct grading mistakes downwards if there is a mistake in grading?
In a recent exam, I give student a true or false question asking them to decide if a statement is true. After the grades have been published, a student pointed out that I misread the statement and ...
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How to assess students in real analysis?
Terence Tao says the following in the preface to his book Analysis I:
With regard to examinations for a course based on this text, I would recommend either an open-book, open-notes examination with ...
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Effectiveness of Requiring Students to Repeat Proofs Presented in Class
In teaching mathematics, I've avoided asking students to replicate proofs I've demonstrated in class, believing this approach primarily tests memorization rather than understanding or critical ...
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Are there examples of countries where the use of CAS systems or graphing calculators was deemphasized or discontinued?
In the last 30 years more and more countries introduced graphing calculators and then CAS systems to their high-school students. But are there already any examples of a trend in the opposite direction?...
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Loaning students calculators during exams
Context: I am an associate professor at a small liberal arts institution in the US.
I find in my introductory business math course that students sometimes fail to buy a calculator for the course, ...
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Strategies for Fair Assessment in Mixed-Ability Undergraduate Math Classes
In my undergraduate courses (discrete math, linear algebra), students' backgrounds vary significantly. One group has a strong math foundation from high school, while the other, less prepared, ...
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Strategies for Designing Challenging Yet Feasible Quiz Problems for Upper-Level Math Courses
In the past semester, I taught two 7-week courses: discrete math and algorithms designs (which is essentially still math) for undergraduate CS students. I implemented weekly 25-minute quizzes ...
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I'm in dilemma while solving arithmetic problems [closed]
I'm competitive exam student learning Quantative aptitude what should i choose over solving more questions and skipping the one i can't solve or spending hours on one question till i solve it and then ...
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In math exams, how rigorous should the questions be?
We have theoretical questions in our exams (often in ABCD format).
For example, I can state the question:
For an indefinite integral, does it hold that $\int f(g(x)) \cdot g'(x) \, dx = \int f(x) ...
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Learning, exams, math degree
I have only passed the one fourth of my courses so far, which means like one year of the maths undergraduate studies. I live in a different place from where the university i study at is and try to ...
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Resources on how to mark a maths exam
I am looking for some resources which tells someone how to mark a (1st year undergraduate level) maths exam paper. Ideally it would cover the basic stuff, like making an error at the top doesn't ...
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Mental Health in Mathematics
I am not sure if my question is relative to this meta but I still want to put forth my thoughts and concerns and questions because I think its not just me but others too who have similar issues.
My ...
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Assigning essays in take home exams
I was talking to a college student I know who is currently taking linear algebra. He told me that during his take home midterm/final exams he was assigned essay questions, which surprised me quite a ...
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Student asked me if it is necessary to simplify fractions at the end of answering a question. I'm not sure how to respond
I was just tutoring someone and we went through some sort of diagnostic test thing, when the following question came up.
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Here is some information about $50$ people who took the driving test:...
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