This session will be held on Friday, January 29 at noon.
“In a two-stage exam, students first complete and turn in the exam individually and then, working in small groups, answer the exam questions again. During the group part students receive immediate, targeted feedback on their solutions from their fellow students and see alternative approaches to the problems. This makes the exam itself a valuable learning experience while also sending a consistent message to the students as to the value of collaborative learning.”
(Wieman, 2014)
In this session of Lunch & Learn, we will discuss two-stage exams and how you can create them remotely, with Canvas. You would be amazed to see how students engage, talk, and debate like professionals in the group portion of a two-stage exam.
See the following video to get a taste of what you can expect.
Post-Event Notes:
In our SWOT analysis, we have brainstormed the following about two-stage exams:
Strengths
- build student connection
- fosters debate and justifying positions
- higher order thinking
Weaknesses
- reliance on technology
- a lot moving parts
- needs to synchronous (there are creative ways for asynchronous
- catering to accessibility time extensions
Opportunities
- improve student meta-cognition
- increase student confidence
- practice team based decision making
- foster student study groups
Threats
- technology issues can change everything
- students may remember the wrong answer due to the heightened effort on the incorrect answer
See this documentation (and more resources) on how-to implement two stage exams by Juno Kim: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/how-to-implement-two-stage-exams/