Teaching Tip: Test early, test often and always cumulatively
March 8, 2016
Final projects and final presentations are powerful alternatives to exams, but if
you’re set on giving a final exam, consider making it comprehensive. Cumulative final
exams force students to review all of the material from the semester, which alone
enhances learning. Additionally, this provides a great opportunity for students to
make connections and synthesize material across the entire scope of the course from
beginning to the end.
Read more about the power of comprehensive exams in this week's Teaching Tip: http://elearning.uaf.edu/go/tt-cumulative
-- Teaching Tip by Owen Guthrie, UAF eLearning instructional designer, who has more
than 30 years of experience serving teaching and learning in higher education.