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Enhancing Students Learning And Assessment Through Positive Reinforcement, Philip Appiah-Kubi
Enhancing Students Learning And Assessment Through Positive Reinforcement, Philip Appiah-Kubi
Engineering Management and Systems Faculty Publications
Students’ understanding of class material, and knowledge retention are assessed through homework, exams, and a host of other methods. None of these forms of assessment is intrinsically paramount to the others; however, the benefits depend on how well they are used. A good assessment depends on the purpose and learning objectives, and one way of maximizing the benefits of assessment is to involve students in the assessment methodology. This paper evaluates the benefits of having students prepare some of the questions for their final exams. Generally, students put in more effort when they understand that they are in charge. Each …