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During a distance-learning course that I took
last spring, I learned about a testing technique
that incorporated the use of
student-notebooks in a fair and effective way.
The technique, called the “two-ink”
assessment was developed by Gene W. Lene
in the Department of Earth Sciences at St.
Mary’s University in San Antonio Texas. A
description of Lene's innovation was featured
in a book titled, "The Hidden Curriculum" by
Sheila Tobias and Jacqueline Raphael (p.
138-139) Here’s how it works. . . At the start of the test, the students are given a green pen, and instructed to answer all of the test questions that they are sure about using the green pen. They cannot use their notebook during this portion of the test, and they should not attempt to answer question that they want to answer during the open-notebook portion of the test. (Typically, my tests will consist of 33 questions.) When each student has answered as many of the questions as they can, they come to me and trade the green pen in for a red pen. Once they have obtained the red pen, they are allowed to use their notebook. Here’s the catch. . . Before the test the students are told that they will earn 3 points for each correct “green answer”, and 2 points for each correct “red answer”. Also, they are told that if they try to change the green answer with a red pen, they will not earn credit for that answer. Advantages . . . 1.The test
rewards those who have studied and are
prepared to take the test without the use of
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