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by John Fischetti and Deborah Sherrill,
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Incorporating ExamView into our Methods Classes
In our methods courses for new and experienced teachers, we ask our students to develop units of instruction that they will actually teach. These units are entries in the students' culminating course portfolios. The units build upon the variety of approaches that we teach and model in our classes. Students are expected to include 1) well-designed lesson plans with clear objectives; 2) engaging activities linked to our K-12 state standards; and 3) emerging technology components.

Until recently, neither of us was satisfied with the assessment component that our students prepared. Although students included many performance-based projects, the more traditional assessments were missing graphics, charts, tables, and so on. Often these assessments were sloppily prepared. Given the need to prepare students for state-mandated tests, it is critical for teachers to learn the skills necessary to create effective tests. These assessments need to measure student performance for various standards and have a "look and feel" of the state tests.

During the fall semester 2003 in both the Middle Grades Language Arts Methods and Advanced Secondary Methods courses, we incorporated ExamView as a required component. Each student was required to build a quiz or test using ExamView.

Student reaction to ExamView was very positive and the results were excellent. The quality of the tests improved. The connections to the units of study were more seamless. And the use of visuals such as pictures, graphics, diagrams, tables, and charts enhanced the appearance of the assessments. With the support of a PT3 grant to our school of education, each student was presented a copy of ExamView to continue to develop well-designed quizzes and tests.

If you would like to discuss how you can integrate ExamView into your methods course, please contact us at fischettij@uncw.edu or sherrilld@uncw.edu.

A note to our customers: If you are involved in teacher education and want to make ExamView available to your students, please contact Tom Rhoton (513-241-3415 x31) for special pricing.