Commentary: Pyramid Test (Problem Solving)

 

            Pyramid tests start with an individual test and then move to larger group tests  this one is more of a frustum of a pyramid, as it only has two levels (in smaller classes, I’ve tried a three level pyramid test).  This is a sample test for a first unit focusing on processes. The instruction sheet is important for explaining the pyramid test concept to students. 

            I enjoyed writing the question about speed dating; some students in my class had been discussing the concept when it first started.  There are often heterosexist problems in math books (e.g. the marriage theorem), and the combinatorics of bisexual  and same-sex dating are different from the combinatorics of heterosexual dating.  7/05

 

 

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