Subject: Re: [MATHEDCC] Assessment
From: Wayne F. Mackey (wmackey@comp.uark.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 28 2000 - 10:41:30 EST
Dorrit,
We allow free use of calculators in all our placement tests and in all our
courses save one. Probably shouldn't since it seems to us that students
using the calculators the most do worst on tests but the students might
riot if we didn't.
wayne
At 03:07 PM 1/27/00 -600, you wrote:
>I am happy to see the list come alive after a quiet beginning of the
>semester. I missed the conversation.
>
>I am interested in how your department handles the use of graphing
>calculators on placement tests.
>
>I am also interested in any departmental policies on the use of
>graphing calculators on departmental tests.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dorrit O'Hallaron
>Assoc. Prof.
>St. Charles County Community College
>St. Peters, Mo.
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Wayne F. Mackey
Director, MRTC
University of Arkansas
ScEn #301
Fayetteville, AR 72701
wmackey@comp.uark.edu
(501) 582-3764
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