The Hidden Curriculum--Faculty-Made Tests in Science: Part 2: Upper-Division Courses

By Jacqueline Raphael and Sheila Tobias

Book Overview

This resource manual for college-level science instructors reevaluates the role of testing in their curricula and describes innovative techniques pioneered by other teachers. part I examines the effects of the following on lower-division courses: changes in exam content, format, and environment; revisions in grading practices; student response; colleague reaction' the sharing of new practices with other interested professionals, and more. The book includes a comprehensive introduction, faculty-composed narratives, commentaries by well-known science educators, and a visual index to 100 more refined innovations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306455811
• ISBN13: 9780306455810
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"