How to know what you want them to know: Rediscovering objectives by reviewing evaluative materials

Upon reviewing a midterm quiz in a one-credit library course, it was found that, although it fairly evaluated what was actually taught in class, question content, question type, and question weight did not reflect the desired objectives of the class. Further analysis revealed that the objectives the...

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Published in:Research strategies 2001, Vol.18 (1), p.75-83
Main Author: Fagan, Jody Condit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Libraries
Aims and objectives
And
Bibliographic instruction
Content Analysis
Course Evaluation
Course Objectives
Evaluation
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
Library Instruction
Morris Library
Question Types
Questioning Techniques
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Students
Test construction
University libraries
User training
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Summary:Upon reviewing a midterm quiz in a one-credit library course, it was found that, although it fairly evaluated what was actually taught in class, question content, question type, and question weight did not reflect the desired objectives of the class. Further analysis revealed that the objectives themselves were not well defined. Objectives for the second half of the course were reviewed more carefully, and the exercises and the final quiz were designed to reflect the priority of the objectives. The revised objectives improved the second half of the class, and the second and final quiz was a better evaluative tool. A framework for developing well-defined objectives by reviewing evaluative materials based on those objectives is proposed.
ISSN:0734-3310
1879-0666
DOI:10.1016/S0734-3310(01)00066-0