Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge General Psychology is the largest of UNM’s 20 “killer” courses for lower division undergraduate students. Before the Pew Grant for Redesign (2001), 41% of students failed to attain a grade of C or better. Goals: (1) Improve success while (2) lowering cost (49% after redesign) Solutions: (1) Programmed Self-Instruction (PSI)? (2) Consolidation of sections General Psychology is the largest of UNM’s 20 “killer” courses for lower division undergraduate students. Before the Pew Grant for Redesign (2001), 41% of students failed to attain a grade of C or better. Goals: (1) Improve success while (2) lowering cost (49% after redesign) Solutions: (1) Programmed Self-Instruction (PSI)? (2) Consolidation of sections

Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge Do Quizzes Matter? WebCT Quizzes Instead of PSI? 3 Quizzes per week 20 Questions per quiz Timed (20 min) Unlimited repeats Highest score counts 1 Point per question 3 Quizzes per week 20 Questions per quiz Timed (20 min) Unlimited repeats Highest score counts 1 Point per question

Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge Do (Required) Quizzes Matter? Students performed better when quizzes were required (top). With required quizzes (far left), Students who received course grades of A received higher quiz scores and attempted more quizzes than students who received other grades; A students took less time to complete quizzes than B or C students. When quizzes were optional (near left), few students performed as well on quizzes (or exams) than students in the section where quizzes were required. Percentage of Students Number Attempts Ave. Duration (min) Quizzes Required Quizzes Optional Weekly Mastery Quizzes High Score Spring 2002 : Same Instructor

Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge Do (Required) Quizzes Matter? Class Percentage Spring 2005 : Different Instructors

Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge Do (Required) Quizzes Matter? Class Percentage

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Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge Do Quizzes Matter? Average Score (80 Questions) Average Pretest and Posttest scores; quizzes required. During the first two weeks, students who took the Pretest received extra credit for taking a computer version of the Final Exam (they did not know it was the Final); the Posttest was the Final Exam (week 17).

Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge Do Quizzes Matter? Percentage of students receiving grades of C or better in General Psychology , fall 2000 through spring Fall 2000 was taught in a traditional manner; i.e., students attended lectures, read the textbook, and took exams. Beginning with the pilot study in fall, 2001, students were required to complete three sets of mastery quizzes per week (approximately 45 quizzes, total). Class Percentage