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March, 2007
Quizzes Are the Right Answer
By MaryAnn Byrnes, University of Massachusetts Boston and Joseph F. Byrnes, Bentley College, MA
How would you rather spend your class sessionsreviewing the readings for students or having students discussing readings with insight and enthusiasm? Too often, many of us resort to review because we suspect that students have not even looked at the readings. These lectures fill the silence of student noninvolvement. And the more we lecture, the more students are encouraged to stay uninvolved. Uninspired by this drudgery, we decided to try something very different, and we are delighted to report that it works. A weekly content quiz has dramatically increased student preparedness, involvement in class discussions, and collaborative learningand has significantly reduced the need for us to lecture on assigned readings.
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