Quizzes
Dr. McCarthy believes in steady, long-term learning. This goal can be achieved with regular attendance, student participation, daily reinforcement, applications to everyday life, and retrieval practice. Daily, impromptu quizzes accomplish all these purposes and also make classes more interesting. They also place a large portion (20%) of a student's course grade in his/her own hands.
Impromptu quizzes (written and clicker responses as well as verbal feedback) will be given daily to promote understanding, self-assessment, attention, participation, and teamwork. Quizzes consist of several questions spread throughout each class.