tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post6394662700466745946..comments2024-03-21T15:59:25.263-05:00Comments on Math Teacher Mambo: Tests Tests and More TestsShireen Dadmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-82098391050685348442011-01-02T14:11:27.539-06:002011-01-02T14:11:27.539-06:00Thank you for taking the time and effort to post t...Thank you for taking the time and effort to post this process. I have been thinking about sectioning my tests in such a way that students can have a clearer picture of what they do and don't know (even knowing the terms - what an idea).<br /><br />BernadetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-8581411104790272522010-12-30T16:27:46.786-06:002010-12-30T16:27:46.786-06:00Here's what's helped me be more efficient ...Here's what's helped me be more efficient grading finals. Oh, and by the way, the test format I showed was JUST for my regular tests, not the final .... though I guess I could have done that, too.<br /><br />On my final, I had no multiple choice problems. What I did, though, is put a box for each problem answer all the way down the left side of the paper. I told the students that the answer HAD to be in the box to be graded. They could show their work anywhere (on the paper or on scratch paper neatly labeled). <br /><br />In this way, I saved time that I'd have to waste hunting all over the page for their answer. Now, they were all neatly down in one column.<br /><br />Good luck.Shireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-68558632262150605142010-12-30T15:17:45.801-06:002010-12-30T15:17:45.801-06:00Thanks for posting your test format. I have been t...Thanks for posting your test format. I have been thinking about how to write my final. I like what you have done. I don't believe in multiple choice, and I felt as though I might have to do one for the final to cover everything, but with format, I think I can get away with not giving multiple choice.ERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124846987033083264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-11678387563189343002010-12-30T15:09:27.908-06:002010-12-30T15:09:27.908-06:00Yes, of course you're right, students must use...Yes, of course you're right, students must use the new skills and get their hands dirty. I went to the Singapore math website, and it looks like there is a geometry text resource that's also on Amazon.com. Thanks for the potential new tool.Shireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-68303565939062885952010-12-30T12:59:20.729-06:002010-12-30T12:59:20.729-06:00"If you happen to be human and are learning s...<i>"If you happen to be human and are learning something new, you need to see it over and over and over again in various forms and that'll give it more chances to stick."</i><br /><br />It isn't the <i>seeing</i> that will make it stick, it is the <i>using</i>.<br /><br />That is why I like the Singapore Primary Math series for elementary school math. Every section has multi-step problems that rely on using stuff from previous chapters. There is no learn-it-earn-the-points-forget-it cycle the the one-topic-at-a-time presentation of US math books engender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com