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Successfully Using the Tests & Quizzes Tool in Courses .Pepperdine.edu No ve mb e r 2, 2011, 10:00 a m-11:00 a m, We st L A, Rm 209 By Jim DiL e llio De c isio n Sc ie nc e s Gra zia d io Sc ho o l o f Busine ss a nd Ma na g e me nt

Online quizzes T e sts a nd q uizze s to o l in Co urse s c a n b e use d in a • va rie ty o f wa ys. I n to da y’ s disc ussio n, the fo c us will b e o n: • A sho rt 10 q ue stio ns multiple c ho ic e a nd true / fa lse fo rma t. o T ime d te st a t 15 minute s. o T a ke n b e fo re the c la ss b e g ins. o Sta rte d a t a time c o nve nie nt to the stude nt. o Be ne fits to stude nts a nd fa c ulty a re hig hlig hte d. • Cha lle ng e s. • So me b e st pra c tic e s. •

Courses where I have used online quizzes Within the Gra zia dio Sc ho o l o f Busine ss a nd Ma na g e me nt: DE SC 471 – Sta tistic a l Me tho ds a nd Re se a rc h De sig n • DE SC 656 – Qua ntita tive Me tho ds fo r Busine ss • Ope ra tio ns F I NC 639 – F ina nc ia l Mo de ling . • All c la sse s me e t o nc e pe r we e k, fro m 6-10 pm.

Online quizzes are part of a diversified approach Sakai assignments and quizzes Online accelerate feedback to quizzes students Electronic assignments Students Group collaborate in a team to enhance Project learning assurance Practice Exercises Students must Traditional demonstrate proctored individual competency in exams analytics Podcasting “individual “formalized successfully used to “small informal supplement lectures, assessments” teams” groups” exercises, and homework review

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Successes Allo ws fo r stude nt a nd fa c ulty fle xib ility. • Stud e nt c a n ta ke the q uiz o utsid e o f c la ss. o F a c ulty c a n re vie w c la ss sta tistic s b e fo re c la ss b e g ins. o Pro vide s mo re c la ss time to fo c us o n inte ra c tive le a rning . • I nc re a se d e ffic ie nc y in g ra ding pro c e ss. • Auto -g ra d ing . o Gra d e b o o k link. o T ime ly fe e db a c k. • Stud e nts le a rn imme d ia te ly wha t sc o re the y re c e ive d . o Afte r the q uiz d e a d line is pa st, mo re d e ta ile d fe e d b a c k is a va ila b le . o Online fe e d b a c k pro vid e s a link b e twe e n q ue stio n a nd te xtb o o k. o Othe r b e ne fits o f q uizze s still a va ila b le b y c o nduc ting • the m o nline . Stud e nts a re b e tte r pre pa re d fo r c la ss. o T e a c he s stud e nts ho w to le a rn in stud y g ro ups o r ind ividua lly. o

Challenges Ho no r syste m. • Stude nts with le a rning disa b ilitie s. • Se tting s – se e “My Se tting s” pa g e to fo llo w. • T ime d te st. • Re le a se da te / time AND fe e db a c k da te / time . • Misc e lla ne o us te c h issue s. • Co nne c tio ns a nd we b b ro wse r time o uts. o Avo id Sa fa ri we b b ro wse r, whic h is no t o ffic ia lly suppo rte d. • Gra phic s within q ue stio ns. o Appe a re d in “stude nt vie w”, b ut due to a sha ring se tting , didn’ t • a ppe a r whe n stude nts to o k q uiz.

Best Practices Use a 1 st pra c tic e q uiz. • F a milia rize s stude nts with inte rfa c e , time r, fe e db a c k. o spe c ia lly impo rta nt fo r stude nts in the ir 1 st te rm. E o Ra ndo mize so lutio ns to multiple c ho ic e pro b le ms. • But, b e wa re o f “a ll o f the a b o ve ” o r “A a nd B” a nswe rs. o Pro vide fe e db a c k fo r e a c h q ue stio n. • Use no tific a tio n e ma il o ptio n whe n pub lishing . • Re c o mme nd Pe ppe rdine lib ra ry to ta ke q uizze s. • Re so lve s c o nne c tio n / te c hno lo g y issue s. o

Questions? james.dilellio@pepperdine.edu