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  • We have developed our own placement exam that students take on Qualtrics.  It has the enormous adantage of identifying students with high aptitude, not just a certain level of achievement.  This enables us to place some students in Theory I even tho…
    in Online theory placement exam? Comment by Nancy Rogers May 2021
  • That's a really good question, Mitch.  I think you're right that including certain kind of personal information implies a lower level of professionalism for women, and so it might be better to omit this sort of thing.  I would make an exception, how…
    in Discussion of women's biography in theory class Comment by Nancy Rogers July 2020
  • If you're only interested in discussing the classes in question and how they serve your students, then please ignore this.  Rather than focusing solely on the first-year classes, my suggestion is to consider a placement test that is able to evaluate…
    in Incoming freshmen who need more help... Comment by Nancy Rogers May 2018
  • As anyone who saw my SMT talk knows, we have an online placement exam at FSU that assesses both achievement and ability.  Students who don't already know how to spell intervals, for instance, but who perform well on tasks that correlate with success…
    in online placement exams Comment by Nancy Rogers February 2018