assessment

assessment

Podcast Creation as a Student Assignment

On February 22, 2019, I had the honor of sharing my experiences and thoughts on using podcast creation as an assignment in an economic course.Read More

By: dludwinski February 22, 2019February 24, 2019

Quizzes

Quizzes Most quizzes that I have seen used in economics only test the most basic skills of memorization and regurgitation. Therefore, I am generally notRead More

By: dludwinski November 19, 2015

exams

Exams I take issue with exams that are more difficult than what students have seen before. I have had many exams where the problem wasRead More

By: dludwinski November 19, 2015

problem-sets

Problem Sets One of the strengths of economics is that it uses equations and proofs to achieve a degree of rigor. Consequently, homework problems areRead More

By: dludwinski November 19, 2015January 10, 2018

Student Assessment Today’s performance and metric-driven society pushes students to memorize for the test. The questions “Will this be on the exam?” and “Will thisRead More

By: dludwinski November 6, 2015January 8, 2018