dr. robert sanders first-year spanish redesign working with commercial software
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Dr. Robert SandersFirst-Year Spanish Redesign
Working with Commercial Software
Dr. Robert Sanders
Commercial Software
WebCT Workbook to Accompany Dos mundos
~500 quizzes, ~5 questions each
Text, Audio, and Video presentations
Multiple-choice, Cloze, Short-answer and Open- ended responses
Dr. Robert Sanders
Problems
Content was ancillary, not primary.
Content was a copy of the paper workbook.
Response formats for short answers unclear.
Automated grading of short answers was draconian.
Open-ended answers caused teachers more work.
Dr. Robert Sanders
Solutions
Eliminate open-ended questions; use compositions.
Embed practice questions with answer hints.
Expand answer-base exponentially:award partial credit
focus on the essential
grade like a teacher
Dr. Robert Sanders
ResultsWebCT Workbook to Accompany Dos mundos, 6th
Edition
480 quizzes, all graded automatically and logically
95 quizzes of core vocabulary (1500 items)
1500 printable flashcards, w/ over 500 images
Practice activities for all short-answer quizzes
Contains the Complete Instructor’s Resource Kit.
Contains digital copies of all transparencies.
Embedded instructions with screenshots:posting syllabi managing chapter assignmentsviewing and downloading grades
Dr. Robert Sanders
Results, continued
Highest student satisfaction in 5 years
~450 hours labor saved per term
~$11,250 savings per term
But that labor is reinvested for ~$45,000 in savings.