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The Impact of Cooperative Quizzes in a Large Introductory Astronomy Course for Non-Science Majors
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Zeilik, Michael; Morris, Vicky J. – Astronomy Education Review, 2004
In Astronomy 101 at the University of New Mexico, we carried out a repeated-items experiment on quizzes and tests to investigate the impact of cooperative testing. This trial was the only change in a reformed course format that had been refined over previous semesters. Our research questions were: (1) Did cooperative quizzes result in gains for…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Student Attitudes, Astronomy, Hispanic American Students