Students often have difficulty identifying the key ideas that they are expected to take away from a lecture or unit. This fall I will be introducing a self-test for students to attempt directly after the lecture. The self-test will consist of three questions that students should be able to answer if they have absorbed what I expect them to. The questions will cover conceptual topics and quantitative problems. The questions will be posted on the course webpage directly after the lecture. The answers will be posted twenty-four hours later. To truly assess their own understanding and knowledge, students should attempt the questions without a solution available right away. A secondary function of these self-tests will be for students to seek help and intervention early, not just before a high-stakes exam. This will offer students an opportunity to try and fail with no consequences to their grade. This talk will look at the evolution of these self-tests throughout the first semester of implementation.<br/>

Three question self-assessments

251st National Meeting (2016)

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