Susan Polick

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Hi Ryan- Thanks for your post to the forum. Application testing is so important in many technical fields. A student may know HOW to do something, but unless they can actually do it that knowledge is pretty much useless in their career.Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using student self-assessments as learning tools

Hi Ben - Thanks for your post to the forum. Students are often their own toughest critics. As you mention, when they realize where they are not doing well they often begin to work harder. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Peggy - Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, when we handle our questioning well we can definitely make students more confident! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Effective methods of student assessment

Hi Mary - Thanks for your post to the forum. Mixing testing formats is also my preferred assessment type. It seems to be the most fair for all learning styles. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Effective assessment methods

Hi Alexxis- Thanks for your post to the forum. Even though "Test" often evokes negative feelings in students, as you mention it is possible to come up with assessments that students will actually enjoy! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Don - Thanks for your post to the forum. Isn't it wonderful how so many more teaching options are at our disposal than when we were kids? At my college we actually have a faculty development class called "Burn the Podium!". Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Assessing general education skills

Hi Helen - Thanks for your post to the forum. Your example of the importance of general education skills is great - thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing content

Hi Linda - thanks for your post to the forum and for making an excellent point! Certainly if more emphasis was placed on specific content, assessments should reflect that. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using CATs as sources of instructor and student feedback

Hi Jim - Thanks for your post to the forum. You have given us a perfect example of the necessity of using CATs. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using formative evaluation methods

Hi Susan - thanks for your post to the forum. Interesting, as you mention , students come up with tougher questions than we would have. What is this telling us - should we have higher expectations, or is it, as you suggest - that they are just trying to prove themselves?? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan