June 21, 2002

If I Quiz Them, They Will Come

By BRAD THOMPSON

In an effort to get students to read their assignments, I began using daily quizzes in one of my courses in the fall of 1997. That strategy has been even more successful than I could have imagined.

I used to ask students in my mass-media-law course about the cases they were supposed to have read before class. When I would ask for a volunteer to recite the pertinent facts of a case before we talked about the court's reasoning, my students typically shuffled papers or doodled, everyone

Digital or Print Subscription

Web Pass

Already have an account? Log In Now.