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1、.Final Exam Period SurveyPreliminary ResultsAcademic Council Meeting2/18/20051. Final exam periodUsuallySometimesNeverIn-class cumulative exam602816Periodic exam243246Final papers73562Take home exam32774Presentations73661Course lecture/re-cap32992. Last week of classesUsuallySometimesNeverCumulative

2、 exam2695Periodic exam152762Research papers254930Take home exam11687Final exam for course2795During the final exam period, the number of options that a faculty member either usually or sometimes uses:# options# faculty0012821933641556During the last week of classes, the number of options that a facu

3、lty member either usually or sometimes uses:# options# faculty0131462343843Given the number of options that a faculty member either usually or sometimes uses during the final exam period, how many options do they use either sometimes or usually during the last week of classes:# options in last week

4、of classes# options# faculty0123400-128715510219388003361191411415226505602112#3 Comments (Is there a type of class in which a final exam period meeting with your students is generally not used?):No (60 with no additional comments)MBA?No. Even though my students have 10-12 graded assignments and ear

5、n their grade all along in my class, I give a final because Elon requires it. It actually represents the final 10% in the class. I feel frustrated when students tell me a "final exam" in one of their classes will be less than 15 minutes. I think some people are defaulting.I anticipate brea

6、king the pattern indicated in my responses above in a research methods class next semester. I plan to return final papers and to discuss recent, award-winning book.Labs that are incorporated into a lecture course (those where students register for 4 hrs for the lecture and 0 hrs for the lab)When a r

7、esearch group presentation is used instead of the final exam period.Senior seminar - depending on how the final presentation schedule went, may or may not need that time.The final exam is a very important part of the teaching process and (in some form or other) should never be omitted. All types of

8、classes need a comprehensive final!At a previous university we did not have our skills courses meet. Here we do.I have a lab up to a week before the final exam period.Labs and seminar. Lab finals presents a double-jeopardy situation.We have a class entitled Clinical Seminar. It does not meet during

9、our mid-term and final exam time.2 sh courses (wellness), practicum, internshipsClinical seminar. It does not meet during our mid-term and final exam time.Labs attached to lecture classesGST110Experiential type class, special project course where in-class exam is not applicable and sometimes final p

10、resentation is done outside of the campus or to outside audience at their convenient time.Elon 101, internship, researchResearchSPN321, ConversationElon 101 Seminar-type classes for graduating seniors often do not use the final exam period, depending on whether or not there is a final presentation a

11、nd the size of the class. If there is a final presentation and the class is small enough that all the presentations can be done in the final exam time, it is used. Otherwise, the final presentations are done in the final two weeks of class.Practical classes, in which a final event serves as the fina

12、l exam, and doesn't fall into the final exam slot. Individual music lessons, in which the final exam is a jury. These classes don't meet at conventional times anyway, and so are not assigned a conventional exam period.499, Elon 101there are a number of classes where I would like to not sched

13、ule a final exam period, but I have been told that I am required to meet with my students during that time period, and so I often schedule something to simply fill the time. I would very much like the option to not use the final exam period if I choose.Don't use the full 3 hours. Whatever will b

14、e done with the time should be on the syllabus at the beginning of the semester for students to plan returns home.Wellness, because it is a half-semester course499, Independent studiesResearch-based class is more likely to have paper or presentation as final graded componentLab No. And I feel strong

15、ly that every class should have a final meeting or assessment like that of some kind - if I didn't give exams, papers, presentations, I would still do something. I know that in the art world, it's common to end on a final critique. This isn't an exam or a paper, but it's still a fina

16、l assessment, and it's legitimate to me. The semester seems already so short, not in psycological terms, but in terms of time to spend as a class exploring new things - the final exam is a period I include when I think about my class - we need every class we have to cover what I think we should

17、or have full, thorough discussion. I think it's a shame when I hear that there are faculty who give "b.s." exams because they "have" to - that seems to me like someone who doesn't really value the shortness of time we spend together - I don't think we should n"ha

18、ve" to do a specific type of thing on this time (I have a mix of final exams, presentations, and "see what you've learned" kinds of things, not just exams or papers), but I think we either should eliminate final exam period entirely (and use our last class for whatever this is) or

19、 keep it and care about its meaning.For seminars, I often have final papers due during the exam period, and we all get together for more of a social gathering than actual class time.When I give a take-home test. Typically offered in a GST seminar.In my upper division classes I tend not to give any e

20、xams, assessing the students through a variety of other assignments and exercises instead. I therefore find the rule requiring me to meet with students during exam time, regardless of whether or not I am giving an exam, unhelpful and unproductive. If my students have met my requirements, and have pr

21、oduced work through which I can assess them, I feel it would be more productive for them to be using that time to prepare for other finals, than with meeting with me because the university says they have to.No. As it is, I suppose I wish there was another day or two for more integrated recap.#4 Comm

22、ents (If you also teach a lab for your course, what is your policy regarding the last week of classes and final exam period for the lab?):I don't teach a lab.Lab final in last week of classesDepending on how many lab classes there are in a semester, I typically give the last exam (non-cumulative

23、) during the last week of classes and then we do not meet during final exams. One reason for this is scheduling since students may have 2 final exams during the same slot given the nature of the scheduling of labs (a student may have a Mon bio lab from 1:30-4:30 and a chemistry lab on Wed 1:30-4:30,

24、 both of which would have the same final exam time). Another rationale is that many lab courses I teach are combined lecture/lab - so students receive 1 grade. I feel that it is too much of a burden for students to have 2 cumulative exams for 1 course).This sometimes occurs for introductory lab cour

25、ses that carry 1 sh of credit since they depend on the calendar for each academic year. In some years, the 2d lab practical happens in the week before finals week or the Monday and Tuesday before reading day and in other eyars we are forced to give it during finals week. It is my impression that the

26、 students prefer not having to study for both the final exam and the final lab practical during the final exam period. I do not use the final exam period for my upper-level labs that carry 0 sh of credit since the lecture exam includes questions about their lab experiences.Give lab exam at scheduled

27、 exam time.No final during exam period. Often use last lab for cumulative exam or periodic exam/practical.I typically have a lab up to a week before the final exam period. They are given time individually to see me in my office hours if they choose to do so.Lab exams can be covered as a lab practica

28、l or incorporated as part of the regular course final.Final exam period for lab is generally not used. There is usually a last test in lab or last lab exercise the last week of classes.All are lab/studio courses. See aforementioned answers.Last week of class, there will be a lab. No formal lab class

29、 occurs during finals week. However, there usually will be practical exams for which each student has to set aside 2 hours on one of the two practical days.I do not meet lab during the last full week of classes. There is no "final" for the lab - it is included in the comprehensive three ho

30、ur final for the course.I teach a computerized accounting lab course. In that class, we complete the last assignment and take a final exam during the exam period.Last week of classes, there will be a lab. No formal lab class occurs during finals week. However, there usually will be practical exams f

31、or which each student has to set aside 2 hours on one of the two practical days.We have lab during the last week. We never have a special meeting for the lab during the final exam period.I do not give a cumulative final during finals week. Often the final in the lab is several weeks from end of seme

32、ster. However, I usually have final projects/presentations during the last week.Labs will meet on all available periods, and there will be a cumulative final exam for each lab.Generally it is used for presentations.Lab grade comes just from the lab experiences - there is no lab final exam.Studio, li

33、ke labs, uses the final exam period for recapping critique over the entire semesters work.Labs generally do not have final exams, but the associated course does.For lower-level labs we usually have lab the last week of classes, but no final exam. Several upper-level labs have lab exam during final e

34、xam period.Other comments:Always give a course recap or lecture during the last week of classesLast week we review for the final exam.Feel let down when students tell me "Yours is the only exam I have next week."I would like to have a final test during the last week of classes, but thought

35、 I was not allowed to do this.Last week is for presentations.Introductory lab courses that carry 1 sh of credit are often taught by a faculty member who is not also teaching the lecture course (3 sh) while upper-level lab courses that carry 0 sh credit are almost never taught by a different instruct

36、or than the linked lecture course.In 2 credit classes I sometimes give cumulative final exams during the last week of classes.If final exam during last week of classes, always use the final exam meeting time for presentations or individual meetings with studentsI abandoned final exams in favor of gr

37、oup presentations. My students conduct research all semester on various topics and post their findings to my website. The exam period is used for final presentations and/or for students to evaluate and rate their peers' postings to the site.The English Department has mandated assessment essays f

38、or most literature courses, with varying guidelines (i.e., some must be done during the examination period; some must be take-home essays, etc.). Thus, for those essays, I follow the departments guidelines, although in both cases, the assessment essay counts as a portion of the final exam grade.Peri

39、odic exams in final exam period in summer and winter terms.Because of the way the knowledge base builds in our discipline, all our periodic exams are cumulative to a significant extent. Periodic exams focus on more recently covered material, but concepts from many previous chapters must be applied r

40、outinely. Usually, we do call our periodic exams "cumulative" but do not call them "final" exams. During the final exam periods, we routinely use a separate and uniformly comprehensive exam that has been designed for a final overall assessment. It is an important part of our prog

41、ram assessment.I would like to see a policy in which some kind of serious academic work is required during the exam period. To do otherwise causes a general erosion of the final exam period for the campus as a whole. Students place a premium on leaving early and pressure the few faculty who do requi

42、re a serious exam to lighten up. As our students are getting more and more proficient academically, we need to expect more, not less. I hope Council will take an assertive role of leadership for academic rigor.More concern on Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week while students may exaggerate, I&#

43、39;m hearing about a lot of cancelled classes and it concerns me. I think the composition of our student body is such that the short break is no longer working and I'd love to add a day at the beginning and one at the end of the semester to give the full week off to allow travel, etc."Subje

44、ct" courses like grammar, literature, etc get a final exam - part of which is take-home. Comp courses never have these kinds of exams.For writing-intensive courses I give an out-of-class exam paper due on the exam day, and then have an in-class activity as well.Final exam period in-class cumula

45、tive - Some courses like statistics are by nature more cumulative in nature, so that is assumed in the material.Another problem in December - Big One! ICC has not in several years had the students tickets ready by end of classes and they expect professors to hand them out during final exam week. ICC

46、 needs to own this task and somehow figure out a better way to distribute tickets. It is thier job - not the professors job during final exam week.Students take a short oral exam last week (10 minutes/3 questions)Final exam period paper - but always in conjunction with an inclass component; sometime

47、s it is a project rather than a paper. Students are allowed to turn in these assignments earlier for feedback, but the final due date is often the final exam date or day before.Final exam period take home - Mainly computer applications that would take too long in class.Last week of classes take home

48、 - I give it during the last week, but it is often due at the time of the final.With the registration period over, and as the end of the semester approaches, our thoughts and those of our students gravitate towards final exams.Academic Council is currently reviewing the faculty handbooks guidelines

49、for the final exam period. We suspect that since the current guidelines were written, many of our assessment practices have changed. This may be resulting in a disconnect between written policy and faculty practice. We would like for you to provide us with feedback on the following questions that address not only the activities you c