I think the beauty of the IF-AT is the immediate feedback, so be sure
that they do continue scratching until they get the right answer.
Attaching partial points means that they will continue to think and
try and get the right answer with each additional scratch, as opposed
to simply uncovering all of the remaining boxes until they see the star.
jill
At 11:26 AM 10/6/2009, Fritz Laux wrote:
>Christine et al.:
>
>At the suggestion of a student, I give 4 point, if they get it on
>the first scratch; then 2 points on the second scratch, then 1, and then .5.
>
>The students think this is funny. It's obsessively complicated but
>they also appreciating the logic/fairness, that it is much better to
>get it on the first scratch than the second scratch.
>
>Best, Fritz Laux
>---
>
>On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 5:30 AM, Christine Kuramoto
><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I was wondering if anyone uses the if-at in a strictly 'right or
>wrong' way rather than 3 points for correct answer, 2 on second try,
>1 on third (or whatever other variation). I've used the system for
>both the iRAT and tRAT, but my students are used to black and white
>tests, so don't seem to appreciate the partial credit for partial
>knowledge system.
>
>I'm thinking that it might be better to just say you get points if
>it's the right answer and nothing if it's wrong--that's something
>they understand. The partial credit for partial knowledge system
>also tends to really inflate the grades (which could be considered
>good, but here just seems to give me a reputation as teacher of the
>class that everyone passes). I get the feeling that even colleagues
>think that if someone's not failing, then the class is too easy (but
>have no evidence to back up this "feeling").
>
>Any thoughts on this?
>
>C
>
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>Kyushu University, Department of Medical Education
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<http://psyc.queensu.ca/psyc_people_06/faculty_pages06/atkinson.html>Jill
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Chair of Undergraduate Studies
<http://psyc.queensu.ca/>Dept. of Psychology
<http://www.queensu.ca/homepage/>Queen's University
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
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