Exam wrappers for reflection and growth
Whitney Duim
Description
I will discuss my implementation of exam wrappers in my general chemistry and upper division chemistry courses. Exam wrappers encourage students to reflect on their exam performance and on the effectiveness of their exam preparation. The exam wrappers are administered as google forms following the return of the first graded exam, and students receive a small number of points towards their exam score for completing the exercise. I ask students in my classes to adopt a growth mindset, and the exam wrapper is designed to help students use their mistakes as learning opportunities and identify high-impact study practices to use for subsequent exams. I will share what I have learned from student responses, and the effects of this exercise on my teaching.
Link to the video [video.ucdavis.edu]
- Dr. Duim's talk from SITT 2024: Fostering a growth mindset with educational technology, classroom practices, and consistent messaging
Submit a question for Dr. Duim to answer during the live discussion panels at SITT.
About the Presenter
Whitney Duim (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Teaching
Chemistry at UC Davis who teaches general, physical, analytical, and
medicinal chemistry. Her interests include building engagement with
challenging chemistry concepts in the classroom through clear
organization, empathy, growth mindset, and a focus on problem solving.
Whitney also teaches a First-Year Seminar Course-based Undergraduate
Research Experience (CURE) that she developed: “Nanoscale
characterization of protein aggregates involved in human disease”. The
CURE combines her research on protein aggregation and super-resolution
fluorescence microscopy with her goals of providing research
experiences for larger numbers of students, promoting student
scientific self-efficacy and sense of belonging, and equipping
students with transferable science skills.
