Quiz Games Puzzle Questions

Quiz-Games Make Testing Fun The title “Quiz-Game” Alleviates the stress of tests Turns tests into teaching instruments instead of measuring tools. Students are given a MISSION

IMPLENTATION OF QUIZ- GAMES EXPLAIN THE GOAL EXPLAIN THE PROCESS POINT OUT THE REWARDS AND PENALTIES REVIEW DESIRED OUTCOMES

STEP I WRITE PUZZLE QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS NONE ON SOME TOO MANY ON OTHERS

STEP 2 GIVE THE TESTS EXPLAIN THE RULES DISTRIBUTE THE TESTS OR TAKE IT ONLINE

STEP 3: GRADE THE TESTS STUDENTS GROUPS OF THREE DISTRIBUTE THE TESTS STUDENTS DISCUSS THEIR OPINIONS STUDENTS SUPPORT THEIR POSSITION WITH TEXT PAGE NUMBERS

STEP 4: REVIEW TESTS DISTRIBUTE NEW TESTS TO GROUPS ONE PER GROUP Now have student answer each question as a group and justify each answer must be justified with text and page, or lecture notes Answers and support must be written on the quiz-game

STEP 5: REVIEW DISPLAY UNANSWERED TEST ON A SCREEN ONE BY ONE REVIEW THE POSSIBLE ANSWERS WITH THE STUDENTS WHEN PUZZLE QUESTIONS COMES UP STUDENTS WILL SHOUT ANSWRS Point to each answer Are you sure it isn’t A? Why isn’t B correct? C looks right doesn’t it?

STEP 6: GROUP CONSENSUS After each question: Ask a group spokes-person to gain group agreement as to correct answer(s) Or to add the missing answer

STEP 7: REASSURE STUDENTS REMIND STUDENTS THAT PUZZLE QUESTIONS DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THEM BUT THE STRAIGHT QUESTIONS DO

CORE OBJECTIVES 1: DEVELOPS AND RE-INFORCES KNOWLEDGE by accertaining right answers 2: IMPROVES CRITICAL THINKING critique questions debate answers defend their position

3: PRACTICE SOCIAL SKILLS By interacting with group and coming to consensus 4. FURTHER DEVELOPS COLLABORATIONS SKILLS Partnering, Team player

QUIZ-GAME 2: RIGHT IS WRONG RIGHT ANSWERS MAY MARKEDWRONG WHEN GRADING Hint. Keep track

STUDENT MOTIVATION Some of the students questions that are right will be marked wrong. Students receive an additional ½ point if they find the right/wrong answer Students loose the points if they do not find the right/wrong questions

IMPLEMENT 1: GIVE QUIZ 2: GRADE QUIZ 3: MARK SOME RIGHT ANSWERS WRONG ON EACH TESTS, BUT NOT ALL THE SAME ONES 4: EXPLAIN THE PROCESS 5: RETURN THE TESTS

FIND THE WRONG ANSWERS STUDENS HAVE THREE-FIVE MINUTES TO FIND GRADING ERRORS GROUPS OF THREE DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS AND FIND THE CORRECT ANSWERS CORRECT ANSWERS ARE MARKED

GROUPS ANSWRS EACH GROUP MEMBER REWRITES THE BOGUS QUESTIONS AND GIVES THE CORRECT ANSWER

GROUP LEADERS COMPARE GROUP LEADERS NOW MEET TO COMPARE NOTES AND ANSWERS QUESTION WITHOUT UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT MUST BE RETURNED TO GROUP FOR CONSENSUS WITH TEXT AND PAGE

DESIRED OUTCOMES Reduce test anxiety To increase learning Students automatically read questions repeatedly Make learning fun

CORE OBJECTIVES Develop knowledge by forcing students to know the right answers in order to find the ones marked wrong Increase critical thinking skills by having students critique each question and justify their answers

CORE OBJECTIVES Improve social or soft skills with group interaction, obtaining consensus and explaining reasons Broad their collaboration and partnering skills as they work as a team

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GROUPS IN LABS DIVIDE STUDENTS IN GROUPS OF THREES EACH GROUP CREATES A ROTATING SCHEDULE WEEKLY TEAM LEADER

STUDENT LEADER’S JOB Assists students do work correctly Demonstrate correct method to students with instructor’s approval Manages group activities Assigns tasks to groups with their input

GROUP LEADERS JOB Suggests grade at end of each day or week for team members Requisitions supplies Resolves conflicts Solves problems Leads in clean up and final inspection

CORE OBJECTIVES Improve knowledge by modeling, demonstrations, integrating facts with skills Initiate critical thinking in leadership rolls Managing others Problem solving Requisitioning supplies Critiquing others

CORE OBJECTIVES Develops Collaborations Partnering Management Leadership skills

SOCIAL SKILLS Improves social skills by group interaction in leadership and non- leadership rolls Resolving differences Handling crisis Sharing experiences and insights