The jeopardy game was easily the highlight of our Geometry unit for most of the students. The game was a fun way to review key concepts. I think if we had just presented students with a review sheet they would not have learned or remembered the same amount of information.
In regards to giving the test, I was surprised by a number of things. Considering the class levels I would have expected the first class (lower level) to take longer to complete their work. However, the opposite was true. The class that has stronger math skills took longer and some even needed to be given extra time. The second class asked significantly more questions and took time to carefully complete and check their test, resulting in them needing extra time. The only explanation I have for this is that these students do better and are in the higher level class because of their work etiquette. Maybe if the first class took the same amount of time and put in an equal amount of effort they would be at the same level. However, this was not the case because test scores were basically even between the two classes. I am still questioning and trying to explain these differences.
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