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A Comparison Of Assessment Experiences Between Standards-Based Practices And Traditional Practices Within Secondary Mathematics Classrooms, Emily Mayes
Honors Theses
The purpose of this research was to compare assessment experiences and find ways to improve those experiences for students in two mathematics classrooms: one classroom that employs Standards-Based Grading and one classroom that uses traditional grading practices. The research examines students’ perceptions regarding their level of preparation, their anxiety levels surrounding assessment, the validity of assessments, and using assessments and grading practices to give accurate indications of student progress in their learning, given the students’ perceptions. Students in both settings voluntarily and anonymously participated in completing pre- and post-assessment free-response surveys which asked questions about students’ assessment experiences. This research …
Social Science Division Honors Seminar, Spring 1968, Carol Kimbrough, Kathryn Shaddox, Walter Ellis, Cloene Biggs, Peggy Woodruff
Social Science Division Honors Seminar, Spring 1968, Carol Kimbrough, Kathryn Shaddox, Walter Ellis, Cloene Biggs, Peggy Woodruff
Honors Theses
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A Study Of The Curriculum Of The Natural Science Division Of Ouachita Baptist University, Natural Sciences Group
A Study Of The Curriculum Of The Natural Science Division Of Ouachita Baptist University, Natural Sciences Group
Honors Theses
In our evaluation of the curriculum of the Natural Science Division, we began by reviewing the catalogue descriptions of our courses and evaluating whether the courses meet the objectives given. To do this we divided into departments since our division is so large. Next, we wrote to Hendrix, Little Rook University, Southwestern at Memphis, and State College of Arkansas and compared their course offerings with ours. In this comparison we discovered our strengths and weaknesses and changes that need to be made in our present curriculum. In several cases we decided upon possible alterations which would aid the student going …