My policy on quiz re-takes : Because my moodle quizzes select from a random pool of questions, and shuffle those questions, and shuffle the possible answers, every student’s quiz is slightly different. Typically half the questions are new -- i.e. taken from the NewQuestions pool. Therefore, the assessment is more likely to demonstrate students’ actual knowledge of the topic rather than their ability to memorize prior sequences or even rote answers. The structured nature of a test, along with its numeric reward system, motivates students to prepare (study) in the first place, and then the focus required to answer the questions helps to cement those answers in memory. Thus, repeated test sessions can actually encourage learning, as opposed to simply serving as a measurement tool -- if that were the case, we should administer a single test just prior to the reportcard. Currently for every quiz, I offer a second re-take, with the average result tr...
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