Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test

2005-12-04 Thread damon bryant
Scott: I will attempt to incorporate your suggestion of keeping track of performance; I'll need to create some attributes on the examinee objects that will hold past test scores created within the system. I am, however, approaching the scoring differently. Although I do report percentage corr

Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test

2005-12-04 Thread Scott David Daniels
I wrote: >> ... keeping people at 80% correct is great rule-of-thumb goal ... To elaborate on the statement above a bit, we did drill-and practice teaching (and had students loving it). The value of the 80% is for maximal learning. Something like 50% is the best for measurement theory (but disc

[Edu-sig] Lowering the barriers to programming

2005-12-04 Thread Kirby Urner
> Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] I've just started reading this paper > > > If anyone else wants to grab a copy and chat about it after reading, > > let me know. > > > > --Scott David Daniels > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Downloading now... I anticipate having some comments. > > Kirby So I've been through

Re: [Edu-sig] Lowering the barriers to programming

2005-12-04 Thread Arthur
Kirby Urner wrote: >>Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] I've just started reading this paper >> >> >> >>>If anyone else wants to grab a copy and chat about it after reading, >>>let me know. >>> >>>--Scott David Daniels >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>Downloading now... I anticipate having some comme

Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test

2005-12-04 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:32:27 PST, Scott David Daniels writes: >I wrote: > >> ... keeping people at 80% correct is great rule-of-thumb goal ... > >To elaborate on the statement above a bit, we did drill-and practice >teaching (and had students loving it). The value of the 80% is for >m

Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test

2005-12-04 Thread Chuck Allison
Hello Laura, That's better than the Abstract Algebra class I took as an undergraduate. The highest score on Test 1 was 19%. I got 6%! I retook the class from another teacher and topped the class. Liked the subject so much I took the second semester just for fun. Testing and teaching strategies mak