STEMskiller: Skill Set Map for Mentors of Early Career Researchers

LEARNING, TEACHING, AND SUPERVISING: Techniques: Early career researchers in the classroom

Exam preparation

Definition:

Exams can take many forms but well-designed exams should, like courses, take design/delivery/assessment into account for iterative improvement through time.   

Useful resources on Exam preparation:

University of South Florida Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence. (2020). Writing test questions. https://www.usf.edu/atle/teaching/writing-test-questions.aspx

Brief overview list of considerations for test writing, constructing true/false items, constructing matching items, construction completion items, and constructing open-ended and essay items. Includes summary PDF.   

Tags: IPS IA; IPS CritT; IPS CreaT; IPS WC; IPS OC; IPS R; IPS QL; IPS IL; IPS T; IPS PS; PSR CE; PSR IKC; PSR ER; PSR LL; PSR GL; IAL IntL; CompQ

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Table of contents:

2.2. Techniques: Early career researchers in the classroom

2.2.1. Curriculum design

2.2.2. Course development

2.2.4. eLearning, learning management systems, teaching technologies

2.2.5. Assessment/evaluation (including grading/marking, rubrics, course evaluation, other forms of assessment): definitions, concepts, examples

 

Author: Stephanie Krueger

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