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ERIC Number: EJ133471
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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The Evaluation of Students in Introductory Physics Needs a New Outlook
Glanz, Peter K.; Brown, R. S.
Physics Teacher, 14, 2, 107-109, Feb 76
States that final exams can best motivate students if the exams are counted substantially toward the final course grade. Proposes a weighting system in which a performance on the final which exceeds the student's average would be weighed more heavily than a poor performance. (CP)
Descriptors: College Science, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Motivation, Physics, Science Education, Scoring Formulas, Testing, Undergraduate Study
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