PSY 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Chiropractic, Psy, Magnet School
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Benefits of testing students: tests increases motivation! You will learn & remember information better when you know you will be tested on it. Mo matter how intrinsically motivated you are : tests improve retention & transfer of learning. Practice explaining, applying, interpreting class materials: tests help students self-assess. Feedback about what you know and what you don"t: tests give information about teaching effectiveness. If most of the class performs poorly on a test or item : tests give information about teaching effectiveness. If most of the class performs poorly on a test or item . In reference to a specific learning experience : can be very broad . What have you learned in four years of high school? : or very specific. Have you mastered the material from yesterday"s reading assignment? : useful at the beginning, middle, & end of learning, often combined into test batteries. Multiple subtests not necessarily believed to measure a common construct.
