Get Your Students Hired
I have used scantron and like to then utilize a system which then tells me how many students mised the question. I can then see if the wording or presentation needs adjustment. I count how many students missed the question. Those questions with a high percentage of misses get reviewed and possibly changed for the next test. I am told that there is a method to aalyze this with scantron. But I've not been shown this so I will ahve to find someone who knows htis method.
I utilize scantrons only when I have a large class 15+, that makes grading much easier and faster. The most effective exam and grading method in my opinion is MC and TF. I can grade those in a rather quick timeframe which frees up time for other tasks.
I agree especially when you have 25 students to one by one grade test will be time consuming so a scantron is the way to go.
Vicki, That sounds like a great form of quality control. Sometimes, the responsibility is truly on us to ensure our students comprehend what we are asking of them.
Dr. Melissa Read
I follow the same approach. If more than half get an answer incorrect, I review the way the question is worded. Sometimes it is a matter of how they read the question.
I always go through each scantron to make sure it has picked up all the erased answers, as it does skip quite a few. Other than that, I think the scantron is a timetime saver and use it as often as possible.
John, Yes, technology can be a great tool if we know how to leverage it properly. It takes some time investment of course to learn these new tools and that can at times be frustrating for the people in my forums. However, once we overcome the initial investment, it's wonderful.
Dr. Melissa Read
Technology has provided the ability to convert exams to computerized modules where grading and statistics are completed automatically. It's a real time saver if computers are available.