I teach a class on Human Resource Management. I try to get the students actively involved in the learning process to apply what learning from the textbook (which they read cover to cover). For the second exam that was to cover chapters 5 thru 8, I had them draw upon the information from two of the chapters on training and performance management to suggest to me a way to test the students on the third exam covering chapters 9 thru 12.
As I explained to the students, there are certain "training techniques" that I use to teach them the various core practices and principles of human resource management that they read about in the training chapter. But, there is also the aspect of me being able to conduct some kind of performance evaluation (exam) to determine if they are learning the course materials we are discussing in class, etc. So for their second exam they were to draw upon what was learned from the chapters on training and performance management and formulate an exam that I could use to test the students on chapters 9 thru 12. In other words, the students were challenged to come up with a way for me (in the way of an exam worth 100 points) to determine what they learned from readings and discussion of the assigned chapters.
I have just now collected their exam 2 essays and will review each for their ability to meet the core requirement of drawing upon course materials to formulate and exam that I will use to test the class. That analysis will be their grade for exam 2. I will then take the best of the best and formulate exam 3 that will be administered to the students. In the weeks ahead I will share some of the better ones with you as almost certain the students will come up with some excellent ways to test their grasp of the materials.
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