Exam wrappers are short activities that direct students to review
their performance (and the instructor's feedback) on an exam with an
eye toward adapting their future learning. Exam wrappers ask students
three kinds of questions:
- How did they prepare for the exam?
- What kind
of errors did they make on the exam?
- What could they do differently
next time?
Each of the question types is discussed next. This posting looks at using a new and very interesting tool called
"exam wrappers" to enable students to think more carefully about their
studying and learning. It is from Chapter 2, Make Exams Worth More
Than the Grade, by Marsha C. Lovett in the book, Using Reflection and
Metacognition to Improve Student Learning, edited by Matthew Kaplan,
Naomi Silver, Danielle LaVaque-Manty, and Deborah Meizlish. Read more...
