Category Archives: assessment

Expectations and Final Exams

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

I once TAed precalculus in college.  At the end of the year there were 350 final exams to grade.  Luckily there were 10 of us to grade them, so we divvied up the problems and spent an entire evening grading. … Continue reading →

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One Unit – Two Tests

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Here is an interesting dilemma I faced recently about how to test student’s mastery of triangle trigonometry.  What follows are two different formats for the solo portion of a unit test.  If you would be so kind, I would love any … Continue reading →

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Periodic Function Assessment

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

In our unit on circular trig, one of the essential questions we want to address is How can we model cyclical movements? Part of my work in graduate school is to assess how students are making sense of the big … Continue reading →

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