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I am starting this blog as a narration of my educational journey through a technology course as a potential art teacher but also as another human being trying to find her way in the world by following her passions and goals. One of my goals is to expand on my knowledge of the art world, including the many ways art relates to other aspects of life. This relationship involves searching for the definition of art as well as examining the ways art is used to decipher life itself. In doing so, my blog will hopefully become a rich educational tool for students or aspiring artists.

Art is EXPRESSION of the deliberate, the random, a process, or a finished product. It is fixed or forever changing. It is scientific, spiritual, or both! It stimulates the senses while stirring emotions. It can be literal or abstract. How does art relate to everyday life and why is art important? I want my blog and my future classroom to guide viewers/students through a creative journey that explains just that while relating it to his/her own life.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Self-Grading: Renaissance Art Quiz

What I Did


I applied the skills used in creating a form and spreadsheet from the last assignment to creating a quiz for art students. Please take my very short quiz so that I can complete the self-grading codes and post the results. Thanks!

I ended up completing the quiz myself and varying the answers so that I could have a more interesting summary. What a great tool to use for classes! Also an easy way to get students to take exams without having to make them up later if they are out sick!

A couple of issues:

First, I couldn't get the formulas to work like the youtube video showed. I kept getting numbers that weren't averages out of 100, so I had to play with the point value of the questions. I also used an average formula instead of the "SUM" formula. I don't know how the guy in the video came up with averages using "SUM." You can view my spreadsheet here. Is there a way to make the data summary available to students while keeping the names confidential?

Secondly, I am worried about the results/test summaries that are influenced by the "key." It shows one more "student" getting 100% than actually did, so the data is not reflecting the true outcome. However, the key is needed in order to type in the formula for the self-grading. What happens if I get rid of the "key" row?... It messes up the numbers and averages...thank God for the "back" button! I am not sure how to remedy this problem.

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