This resource manual for college-level science instructors reevaluates the role of testing in their curricula and describes innovative techniques pioneered by other teachers. part I examines the effects of the following on lower-division courses: changes in exam content, format, and environment; revisions in grading practices; student response; colleague reaction' the sharing of new practices with other interested professionals, and more. The book includes a comprehensive introduction, faculty-composed narratives, commentaries by well-known science educators, and a visual index to 100 more...

Compiles the experiences of upper-level college educators as they seek new methods for testing in biology, chemistry, physics, and some engineering and other fields. Reports on exam design, format, environment, and grading practices. The information was gathered from solicitations distributed throug