{"289101":{"#nid":"289101","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SoTL journal club - Alternate Assessment","body":[{"value":"Can different exam formats lead to better student comprehension and grades? \u0026nbsp;How can I better design multiple choice exams to more deeply test students\u0027 understanding? \u0026nbsp;Does exam timing have a significant impact on student performance?\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003EIn the second meeting of the Spring 2014 semester of the SoTL Journal Club, we will discuss alternate assessment strategies. \u0026nbsp;Please read the following for discussion:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMyers, Carrie B., and Scott M. Myers. \u0022Assessing assessment: The effects of two exam formats on course achievement and evaluation.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EInnovative Higher Education\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;31.4 (2007): 227-236.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/download.springer.com\/static\/pdf\/970\/art%253A10.1007%252Fs10755-006-9020-x.pdf?auth66=1397058194_5091c60fdfcb41e714c9196377cd41de\u0026amp;ext=.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/download.springer.com\/static\/pdf\/970\/art%253A10.1007%252Fs10755-006-9020-x.pdf?auth66=1397058194_5091c60fdfcb41e714c9196377cd41de\u0026amp;ext=.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Skip Sections 3.A and 3.E of the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESlepkov, Aaron D. \u0022Integrated testlets and the immediate feedback assessment technique.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAmerican Journal of Physics\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;81.10 (2013): 782-791.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/1308.4365.pdf\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/1308.4365.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can join the\u0026nbsp;SoTL\u0026nbsp;Journal Club t-square site to access club information!\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E login at t-square.gatech.edu (i can create a guest account for you if you are not at GT)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E go to the \u0022My Workspace\u0022 tab --\u0026gt; then \u0022Membership\u0022 --\u0026gt;then \u0022Joinable sites\u0022 button\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E search on \u0022sotl\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E click \u0022join\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E The\u0026nbsp;SoTL\u0026nbsp;journal club seeks to:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E provide the opportunity to discuss current work and the application of different methods in\u0026nbsp;SoTL\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E expand the repertoire and value of each participant\u0027s knowledge base in teaching and learning\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E build connections and community across all discipline\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E create synergy with other activities regarding teaching and learning\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E offer support to those who are studying teaching and learning in their classrooms or would like to do so\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E The group will hold 6-8 one hour meetings per year to discuss journal articles with broad appeal that relate to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Tris Utschig, from the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), will lead discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo register, go to:\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/civicrm\/event\/info?reset=1\u0026amp;id=132\u0022\u003E http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/civicrm\/event\/info?reset=1\u0026amp;id=132\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECan different exam formats lead to better student comprehension and grades?\u0026nbsp; How can I better design multiple choice exams to more deeply test students\u0027 understanding?\u0026nbsp; Does exam timing have a significant impact on student performance?\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"2nd meeting of the SoTL journal club in \u002714"}],"uid":"27276","created_gmt":"2014-04-08 09:54:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:07:30","author":"Felicia Turner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-04-17T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-04-17T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-04-17T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-04-17 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-04-17 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-04-17 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETris Utschig\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tris.utschig@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etris.utschig@cetl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-2949\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}