Self grading tests seemed to be helpful, but I would never use it solely as a testing mechanism for student's understanding. Perhaps it would be helpful for a unit pre-test or online quiz, but I plan on still using paper tests for my unit tests. I think it's harder for student's to concentrate on a computer and am not convinced this would allow them to get the best score possible. That being said, it's awesome that it would be self grading. That cuts out a lot of work for me and would help lighten the load. But I don't think I can justify it solely on that.
In my future class I would use it for unit pre-tests. I think it's important to gauge where your students are at before you start a unit so you aren't wasting their time or yours. I would also consider using it for online quizzes or maybe have the students create their own study guide quizzes. And then take some of their questions to help create the tests. I would definitely use the self grading test as a supplement to other aspects of my class, but would never use them on their own. They just don't test the student enough to validate that.
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