Topic Test 2: Pit Stop or Breakdown?

This week on BIOL1070 Under the Hood with Tim & Dan, we’re shifting into gear to discuss Topic Test 2! Tim & Dan take you behind the wheel of the test design process, breaking down how it all comes together and reflecting on what worked, and what didn’t.

Before we cruise into the test, we’re kicking things off with a big-picture question: If you could assess students in BIOL1070 in any possible way, how would you do it?

After we’ve taken the test apart, we turn to a student-submitted Slido question: What does the Y chromosome actually do? Does it have a purpose beyond sex determination? And what do its genes even code for?

📍 Topic Time Stamps

🔍 00:49 – Testing the Limits: How Would You Assess BIOL1070?

📝 10:50 – Tim & Dan Reflect Before Topic Test 2

                    12:45 - Favourite question  

                    16:05 - What question are you cheering for the students to do well on?

                    18:00 - What question do you think will be the hardest?

                    21:30 - What questions are you worried may need to be thrown away?

                    24:14 – Which question do you think may have more than one right answer?  

🤔 28:32 – Tim & Dan Reflect After Topic Test 2   

                     30:17 – Favourite Question

      32:31 - Cheering for students: how did it go?

                     33:47 – What was the hardest question?

                     36:24 - What questions got thrown out?

                     37:11 - Did any questions have more than one correct answer?

                     37:47 – Point adjustments and why Tim and Dan made them?

                     43:09 - What did Tim & Dan learn from this experience?

❓ 46:53 – Slido Spotlight: What does the Y chromosome actually do? Does it have a purpose beyond sex determination? And what do its genes even code for?

There’s plenty to explore under the hood in this episode, so buckle up and enjoy the ride! 🚗💨