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STLF Field notes: Using student responses as clicker options, on the fly
By Megan Barker on February 26, 2015
Writing good multiple choice questions can be tricky and time-consuming, especially coming up with incorrect options (distractors) that are not trivial. These distractors need to be tempting enough to get students to really think about the question and engage in meaningful discussion. In developing multiple choice questions, one good approach is to use distractors that […]
Introducing a series…
By Megan Barker on February 26, 2015
STLF Field Notes – Or – How to Hack Your Classroom As Science Teaching and Learning Fellows (STLFs) in biology, the classroom is our ‘field’ – we venture out into the wild, attending many classes to see teaching and learning taking place. We are extremely lucky to have this opportunity – there are so many […]