Session:
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Introductory Courses II
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Paper Type:
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Contributed
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Title:
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Scratcher (IFAT) Forms for Conceptual Test Questions in Introductory Courses
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Meeting:
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2015 Summer Meeting: College Park, Maryland |
Location:
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N/A |
Date:
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Time:
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1:30PM
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Author:
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Nicole Ackerman, Agnes Scott College
4044715627, nackerman@agnesscott.edu
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Co-Author(s):
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None
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Abstract:
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Using conceptual multiple choice questions on tests is advantageous in a class where significant class time is spent on conceptual "clicker questions" and there is limited time available for tests. The Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IFAT) answer form was implemented as a way to provide partial credit for correct second choices. Ideally, this method provides better grade differentiation between those who genuinely do not know the material and those who are stuck between two answers or who have misread the question. This was used over thee semesters of a calculus-based physics sequence. Student response was largely positive, but increases in test anxiety were reported, especially when the technique was not introduced at the beginning of the semester.
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Footnotes:
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None
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Presentation:
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ackerman_talk_gc04.pdf
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