Testing in some form is necessary as a way of giving students a chance to display what they have and have not learned. There are a lot of students who do not participate in class or engage in class discussions because they are not comfortable doing so, but then display coherent knowledge on tests.
The question is how do you structure tests appropriately and fairly in the average college class? Where we are talking about (in just the labs I teach) 20+ students per lab and I have 2 sections, so I am typically pushing 45 students or so whereas the lecture will have 300+. Clearly oral exams for 300+ students isn't feasible, nor would essay tests. You would spend the whole bloody semester giving and grading them.
The question is how do you structure tests appropriately and fairly in the average college class? Where we are talking about (in just the labs I teach) 20+ students per lab and I have 2 sections, so I am typically pushing 45 students or so whereas the lecture will have 300+. Clearly oral exams for 300+ students isn't feasible, nor would essay tests. You would spend the whole bloody semester giving and grading them.
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