Abstract #300362

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JSM 2003 Abstract #300362
Activity Number: 263
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #300362
Title: How Many Alternative Forms of Assessment are Enough?
Author(s): Dexter C. Whittinghill*+
Companies: Rowan University
Address: Dept. of Mathematics, Glassboro, NJ, 08028-1700,
Keywords: assessment ; assignments
Abstract:

Everyone has colleagues who teach their courses with just two midterm exams and a final, but we hear from educators that using varied forms of assessment is the right thing to do. If I teach a statistics course, how many forms of assessment are sufficient to assess the student's all-around abilities? We will discuss what we think is the right balance of homework, analytical labs, quizzes, exams, projects, portfolios, article critiques, and writing assignments, and still remain sane!

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