Chapter 7 Second Chance Testing
Note: term grading schemes should be adjusted to avoid undue grade inflation
7.1 Déjà vu
Let students know the next class period they will be given the IDENTICAL test they just took, and create time for them to discuss in groups what they answered and why. The second test will also be taken by individuals.
7.2 Fake First Grade
Give all students 100% on first grade to bolster confidence and appreciation, but also provide what their REAL score would have been, as well as details about how to improve.
7.3 80/20 Rule
Students know to expect a second test right after the first one, with 80% of the questions identical, but 20% of the questions different from the first test.
7.4 Up to Half
Students have an option to re-take the test, but can only earn extra points that equal 50% of the points missed on the first test (ie, students accrue half-credit on each question answered correctly, if that question was previously missed).
7.5 Group Test / Group Grade
Allow students to take an exam as a team, speaking out loud to each other during the exam (but not so loud that other groups can hear them), and they all share the same grade.
7.6 Group Test / Individual Grade
Allow students to view and discuss the test as a team, but each student fills out an individual test sheet and thus results are not necessarily the same across the entire group