Final exams in statistics or research methods are always cumulative, given the
nature of the material. You can't understand ANOVA without an understanding of
variability. You can't do an ANOVA (unless you use a computer), without
knowing how to get variance estimates. Although I am using ANOVA
,
Gary Peterson
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From: "John W. Nichols, M.A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: cumulative finals
> I have given cumulative
I do not usually give comprehensive finals. The main reason being that in
order to make the final (comprehensive) exam reasonable in length, I would
have to ask relatively simple questions from the material already given. I
seem to remember a study in which they gave students a comprehensive fi
y home page. Or, the Intro and Dev syllabi can be viewed at:
http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/Psy3KSyllabus.html and
http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/DevPsy3KSyllabus.html
"Cowden, Craig R." wrote:
> Dear TIPsters:
>
> since I began teaching 10 years ago I have always done cumu
I use cum. finals in all my classes. They are optional and replace a
unexcused missed exam, or the lowest exam, whether they help or not.
Rip Pisacreta, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology,
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI 49307
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I too give cumulative finals in Intro, actually in any of the psych courses
I teach (this semester its Intro and Abnormal). I repeat a number of
previous multiple choice questions, hoping as some others have mentioned,
for a distributed practice effect. I generally give out a series of
es
Subject: cumulative finals
i don't give cumulative finals because there is way too much material to
cover in classes like intro. psych. there are implicit ideas that are
cumulative, such as the diathesis-stress approach, behavior
modification, the effects of stress, etc. where they need to carry
r the long term is critical thinking, knowing how to solve
> problems and look for answers themselves, and exhibiting good oral and
> written communication skills. of course for the semester they are in my
> course
I only give cumulative finals if I have run out of time and decide to gi
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Tim Gaines wrote:
>
>
> Cumulative finals are required at my school. All of my finals as
> an undergraduate were cumulative. It's the only thing I've known!
>
> Tim
WoW! Is there academic freedom at that School?
Do t
I do not give cumulative finals in my Biopsych and Drugs courses, but do in
Intro to Psych. But I do it in a way that seems to ease student anxieties - I
take about 45 questions directly off our earlier exams - exams which have been
returned to the students. I'm hoping the continued distri
Might not the nature of the course, and one's goals for that course play a
major role in determining the nature of the final exam? It would seem that
in courses like statistics and research methods, a cumulative or
integrative final might be appropriate because of the nature of the course.
In Gene
oral and written communication skills. of course for the semester they are in my course
I only give cumulative finals if I have run out of time and decide to give a take-home final, instead of an in-class test. If my last exam is an inclass test it covers only the final unit.
I have to concur
On Fri, 07 Dec 2001 07:05:06 -0500 "Cowden, Craig R."
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How common is it to use cumulative finals?
>
I have cumulative finals in all my classes. I do this as a
means to have my students work on synthesizing the material
cover
i don't give cumulative finals because there is way too much material to
cover in classes like intro. psych. there are implicit ideas that are cumulative,
such as the diathesis-stress approach, behavior modification, the effects
of stress, etc. where they need to carry forth important
Does anyone know of research on the value of cumulative finals? I remember
them being a very good learning experience for me but I have learned that
what was good for me isn't always a good measure of what is truly valuable
for the typical student.
Bob
Bob Grossman
Professor of Psych
Dear Tipsters,
Quoting "Cowden, Craig R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Dear TIPsters:
>
> since I began teaching 10 years ago I have always done cumulative finals.
> Some other instructors seem to think this is cruel of me, but I have always
> figured if students cou
I have cumulative finals in 2 courses - intro to psych and history. The
intro course is not a test, rather a question that they get asking them to
integrate ideas they have learned over the semester. The history test is
cumulative - but the students work in groups. This term, for the first
At 7:17 AM -0500 12/7/01, Rob Flint wrote:
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>I think it is much less common than it should be. I agree that they are a
>good indicators of higher retention levels. I am planning on implementing
>cumulative finals in my courses next semester, after having recently
>evaluat
Craig,
I think it is much less common than it should be. I agree that they are a
good indicators of higher retention levels. I am planning on implementing
cumulative finals in my courses next semester, after having recently
evaluated our senior's performance on some practice GRE subject tes
Dear TIPsters:
since I began teaching 10 years ago I have always done cumulative finals.
Some other instructors seem to think this is cruel of me, but I have always
figured if students couldn't remember the basics for a couple of months
they'd never remember if in the long term. I
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