I didn't know what half the fish were but I still got 15/15, because of the multiple choice format. Multiple choice just makes it too easy.
Originally posted by mps9506
icthyology
Originally posted by mps9506
My icthyology professor would have cringed at the thought of someone quizzing me on the common names only.
Gotta know the Latin, too much to confuse and overlap with common names. Even on that quiz there were fish I called by names that aren't given on the quiz. Someone could "know" the fish by one name and get the question wrong because the name they call it isn't on their.
Sorry just my rant, it's been a long day at work
And FWIW I got 14 out of 15. I don't know the difference between a coronetfish and trumpetfish.
Yep, I was the master of multiple choice . The problem with MC is that they are rarely designed well. Even if the tester took the time to design a good test, you still got a 1:4 shot at any question you don't know the answer to.You must have done well on multiple choice format examinations that you didn't study for.
Short answer and essay questions are the only way to go. Otherwise you are only testing the student's ability to memorize and regurgitate facts. You have to be able to understand and apply the concepts as well as knowing the facts.I guessed at 3 and got 15-15 = A. In ichthyology class it was fill in the blank. In Hoffsland's bird class you had a field test and about a nanosecond to ID the flippin' bird as he buzzed by, even if you didn't see it.
I was always taught that you should know scientific as well as all the common vernacular names. A funny thing about common and scientific names, 75% of the time they just state the most obvious feature of the fish, the common name using plain words and the scientific using Latin.My icthyology professor would have cringed at the thought of someone quizzing me on the common names only.