Idea: Collaborative Test Taking
This month I have been working my way through the Paramedic alphabet courses – ACLS, BLS, PALS, and ITLS. Next month I will add GEMS and a special training on STEMI. I also have a day with Bob Page scheduled for next week on 12 Lead ECG. Lots of training.
While wrestling through a written test recently I had this idea. Each student takes the test on their own and submits their answers for grading. Then in groups of two or three – just like a real patient contact – students answer the same set of questions. While reading the test questions I had occasions, again just like a real call, I would want to say to another paramedic:
- “What do you think is going on here?”
- “Should we do A or B?”
- “When would it make sense to do C?”
Do you allow students to collaborate on test taking?
For online education one of the frequent complaints is cheating. Well why not require students to take the test with a partner.
What do you think?
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Tags: Cheating, Course, Online Education, Test, training
