Questions tagged [test-design]
For questions about designing effective tests and writing exam problems.
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1st time math teacher 1st test feedback appreciated
I'm not a math teacher but I've stepped into the role to assist a small private school who lost their math teacher during the holidays (I'm a mechanical engineer by trade). The course is Algebra 1 (...
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What to do with "wild goose chase" or "quantum leap"-types of incorrect solutions when you ask students to prove/show something?
So in an advanced mathematics course for engineers, there are often problems of the type:
Prove claim A.
Given equation A, show that you can obtain equation Z.
I am frequently faced with a problem ...
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Does there exist a (statistical) topology induced by students on the space of algebraic formulas? :)
It's kind of a serious question even if the title seems silly.
As math educators, we all know that students link together different algebraic expressions thinking that they mean the same thing, e.g.
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What's it called when multiple concepts are combined into a single problem?
A lot of students complain about "never being shown that before". What's the idea called when you test multiple concepts or one or two new ones along with some old ones in a word problem, ...
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Online math quiz: students make short video explaining solution
I am teaching high school math. My students are generally hardworking and competent. Class sizes are about 35.
We were recently forced online due to the pandemic, and I have been searching for a way ...
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As a tutor, should I make students who did badly on timed, closed book past paper tests, do the exact same test again?
As a maths tutor, when I set tests (past papers in particular), if a student does poorly (~50/60% or below), obviously some topics need to be retaught. But should I make them do the exact same test - ...
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Ideas and resources helpful in evaluating students with diverse backgrounds
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In the case of recently arrived refugee classes (e.g. Ukrainian classes during current times), a first challenge is to establish the individual level of the students in order to tune the ...
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How should I grade true-or-false questions if the student's writing is unclear?
See the attached image:
I am having a difficult time grading this paper as I am not sure if the student intentionally wrote the answers in such a way that each answer looks like both "T" (...
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Quiz in locked mode without managed Chromebooks?
Google Forms enables locked mode (where students cannot move to other tabs or apps without submitting the form) only if students use certain laptops called Chromebooks.
I'm looking for any platform to ...
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Write calculus multiple choice questions with only numerical answer choices?
What are the best type of answer choices for multiple choice questions? Numerical only like the probability and financial math actuarial exams?
I have an opportunity to utilize a multiple choice ...
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help thinking of conceptual or open-ended Intro Algebra and Intermediate Algebra test questions
Like many other math teachers, I am teaching remotely in Spring term. I teach Math 60 (Intro Algebra) and Math 95 (Intermediate Algebra) at a community college. In the age of math solving technology ...
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Measuring ones mathematics ability regularly - how to avoid getting better at the tests
This question might not suit the site, if so I apologise.
I'd like to regularly test my maths skills, essentially finding out if I'm getting better or worse at a maths in general and then plot the ...
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Acceptability of creative questions in assessments
I am a math teacher and I have been for a decade now. One of the foundations of my philosophical approach to teaching has to do with Synthesis. For the purposes of this query, I consider Synthesis to ...
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Suggested idea: Course exams written by someone else other than the instructors/coordinators. Good or Bad?
As you might know already evaluating learning outcomes is very difficult. For example, student feedback is not always reliable; there are studies showing inverse relations between student learning and ...
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Take-Home Examination on Ordinary Differential Equations?
I am planning to give my students a take-home examination on ODE. The main topic that I would like to cover is Linear Differential Equations of Order Greater than One. For example, I will give my ...
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