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Watching students write their final exam

Teaching in Higher Education / By Don Boyes / April 15, 2011 November 20, 2020

This morning I spent 3 hours watching my students write their final exam. It’s a strange experience, as I want them all to do well, but know that some will and some won’t, for a whole host of reasons. You might think that spending 3 hours pacing around a room might be dull (and I …

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Testing practical GIS skills

Teaching GIS / By Don Boyes / February 15, 2011 November 20, 2020

This morning, students in my intermediate GIS course wrote their midterm test. While they were writing, I started thinking about the evaluation process and wondering about ways I could improve it. In my three lecture-oriented undergraduate courses, students are evaluated using a midterm test, a final exam, and a series of lab assignments. My traditional …

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