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This module discusses the use of comments on assignments and item analysis of examinations.

Comments on assignments

Feedback on course assignments is important for quality learning. An instructor's failure to provide feedback may be interpreted by students in a variety of ways, most negative. Some may believe the instructor is impersonal and uncaring. Students state that feedback helps them improve and reduces the tendency to make similar mistakes again. Students seem to want a clear standard against which to judge the feedback. Students appreciate comments that are detailed and focused on specific areas of their work. Positive, improvement-oriented comments are also important in the students' view.

Feedback can be delivered by downloading student assignments to your desktop and using TrackChanges and Comments features in MS Word. General feedback on assignments can use the e-mail feature of Blackboard to send personal feedback to students.

Item analysis of examinations

The Assessment Attempt Details function in Blackboard allows the instructor to call for details on examinations. This provides information on percentage of correct responses and percentage of incorrect responses by answer. Using this function allows the instructor to look for patterns of errors and use this information to correct misconceptions. If you notice patterns where numerous students had the same difficulty with an item, Blackboard can be used to send a message to the entire class, clarifying the item or misconception.

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the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environments
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HOW CAN MAN ORGAN FUNCTION
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the diagram of the digestive system
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They formed in two ways first when one sperm and one egg are splited by mitosis or two sperm and two eggs join together
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Genetics is the study of heredity
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the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environment.
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list any five characteristics of the blood cells
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lack electricity and its more savely than electronic microscope because its naturally by using of light
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advantage of electronic microscope is easily and clearly while disadvantage is dangerous because its electronic. advantage of light microscope is savely and naturally by sun while disadvantage is not easily,means its not sharp and not clear
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is organisms that are similar into groups called tara
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in what situation (s) would be the use of a scanning electron microscope be ideal and why?
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A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is ideal for situations requiring high-resolution imaging of surfaces. It is commonly used in materials science, biology, and geology to examine the topography and composition of samples at a nanoscale level. SEM is particularly useful for studying fine details,
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Source:  OpenStax, Promising practices in online teaching and learning. OpenStax CNX. Aug 11, 2008 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10559/1.2
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