Topic: Bang Your Head on Your Desk - the thread of teaching despair!

[the_geneticist]

No, the exam wrapper is not to fix mistakes.  It's to contemplate why you made these mistakes and plan out a better study strategy.
For example, a lot of our students say they "misunderstood" the questions because they didn't read the entire question.  Now, they know they need to slow down, read carefully, underline key terms, etc.

[kaysixteen]

Good explanation-- does this wrapper thingee actually work effectively at getting students to ascertain the answers to these questions, and does any such self-discovery seem to actually improve students' academic performance going forward?