Jun 2, 2020
Greg Crowther joins host Kevin Patton for a conversation about retrieval practice, online formative testing, and Test Question Templates (TQTs). We learn how TQTs can help students learn and can help teachers prepare effective exams.
- 00:44 | Pandemic Teaching Book (please share!)
- 01:57 | Sponsored by AAA
- 01:46 | Introducing Greg Crowther
- 03:57 | Test Question Templates (TQTs)
- 21:58 | Sponsored by HAPI
- 22:46 | Higher-Level Test Questions
- 49:37 | Sponsored by HAPS
- 50:16 | Staying Connected
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Pandemic Teaching
1 minute
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- Pandemic Teaching: A Survival Guide for College
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Sponsored by AAA
1 minute
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Introducing Greg Crowther
1 minute
Greg Crowther, Ph.D., is a faculty member at Everett Community College (near Seattle) and has training and experience in both human biology and teaching/learning. His publications on using content-rich songs for learning have been widely cited. Greg's voice has been heard on previous episodes of this podcast.
- Greg's STEM songs: https://faculty.washington.edu/crowther/Misc/Songs/
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Test Question Templates (TQTs)
18 minutes
Greg Crowther begins by laying a foundation by chatting with Kevin Patton about content from recent episodes about retrieval practice. Greg then introduces his strategy involving Test Question Templates—or TQTs for short—which were recently described in a paper in the journal HAPS Educator.
- Testing in the Age of Active Learning: Test Question Templates Help to Align Activities and Assessments (Greg Crowther's paper in HAPS Educator) my-ap.us/hapsEDApr20
- Recent episodes about retrieval practice
Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program
1 minute
The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers, especially for those who already have a graduate/professional degree. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you be your best in both on-campus and remote teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!
Higher-Level Test Questions
27 minutes
The conversation continues with a deep dive into how Test Question Templates work—and how we and our students can use them in teaching and learning.
- Testing in the Age of Active Learning: Test Question Templates Help to Align Activities and Assessments (Greg Crowther's paper in HAPS Educator) my-ap.us/hapsEDApr20
Sponsored by HAPS
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