1. Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge ghodge@unm.edu 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 Does 1 Point Matter?

2. Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge ghodge@unm.edu S02-001 Quizzes Required S02-002 Quizzes Optional * * *p <.001 The same instructor taught two sections of Intro Psych 105. Students performed better in the section in which when quizzes were required. Spring 2002 : Same Instructor

3. Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge ghodge@unm.edu 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

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

5. Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge ghodge@unm.edu Class Percentage Spring 2007 ? Whether quizzes were required or optional alternated for exams. Students performed better on quizzes and exams for weeks in which quizzes were required. (For Exam 06, data not yet available.)

6. Redesign Alliance Conference Orlando, FL, March 19th, 2007 © 2007 by Gordon Hodge ghodge@unm.edu Class Percentage Spring 2007 ? Each Question Correct =.25 pts Does less than 1 point matter? Practice Exam Quizzes contained 40 questions (each question was worth only.25 points). Students still completed these very low-stakes quizzes--as long as they were required.