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Dec. 3 at 4:00 pm:
Short Course: Teaching Diverse College Students: Insights from Intercultural Rhetoric Research that All University Instructors Need to Know
Short Course: Teaching Diverse College Students: Insights from Intercultural Rhetoric Research that All University Instructors Need to Know
Dec. 8 at 11:00 am:
Making the Grade: Test-taking Strategies
Making the Grade: Test-taking Strategies
Dec. 8 at 7:00 pm:
Making the Grade: Test-taking Strategies
Making the Grade: Test-taking Strategies
Dec. 9 at 10:30 am:
Making the Grade: Test-taking Strategies
Making the Grade: Test-taking Strategies
Jan. 6 at 8:00 am:
Professional Development Institute
Professional Development Institute
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Professional Development Institute
Professional Development Institute
More events ...Master Teacher Initiative Teaching Tips
Collapse Tips ListWelcome to the Master Teacher Initiative Teaching Tips. Please click on the folders, below, to view the list of teaching tips. To view a complete tip, click on the title of the teaching tip.
Academic IntegrityBloom’s Taxonomy: Testing beyond Rote-Memory:
Using Bloom's Taxonomy to develop student-assessment questions.
Using Bloom's Taxonomy to develop student-assessment questions.
Designing Quantitative Tests: Remember the "Golden Rule": This Teaching Tip describes methods that will help teachers design tests that students will perceive as being fair.
Finals: Conducting Effective Review Sessions: Tips for maximizing the effectiveness of final exam review sessions.
How’s It Going So Far?: A suggestion for getting "quick" feedback from your students.
In-Class Student Assessment Techniques: This tip links to an article about simple classroom assessment techniques that focus on the quality of learning and provide feedback to both the student and the professor.
Interpreting Biserial Correlation Scores: A quick explanation of how to read and use biserial scores returned on a Scantron report.
Preparing Your Students for Final Exams: Observations on creating final exams.
Stump the Prof: A Quiz Game: An engaging quiz game. Students attempt professor entrapment for points. Oh! That's right, and for fun.
Testing on What You Teach: A brief discussion on test-question fairness in quantitative disciplines.
The Quiz: A Quick Assessment Tool: Things to keep in mind when creating quiz questions.
What About the Questions You Ask?: A six-point primer to improve your in-class questioning technique.