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Saturday, November 01, 2003
E-Learning and Paper Testing: Why the Gap? - Scott L. Howell, Educause Quarterly
It is the last class of the term, and the zoology professor has scheduled this class period to review for the final exam. In the question-and-answer session, a student expresses confusion over an earlier reading in the text. The professor invites the class to don their 3D glasses as she projects from her laptop a simulated muscle contraction with an animated color overlay that traces the series of chemical-induced reactions, triggering the contraction. The student with personal digital assitant (PDA) in hand and computer in lap, manipulates his own copy of the simulation to trigger the contraction event and says he now understands. Relieved, he thanks the professor -- and then asks, "So I understand it now, watching a 3D animation of the whole process, but how a test on paper in the testing center going to be fair? IT's 2D, static, no color, and my hand always cramps when I write too long because I am so used to keyboarding everything."
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