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Academia 2016q "Does it matter if you have three or four possible answers when making a multiple choice test for learning?". Academia Stack Exchange, question 69062, asked 2016-05; read 2026-10-29 (1 vote, 515 views, 1 answer) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/69062
Academia 2017a "Is a professor required to provide homework solutions?". Academia Stack Exchange, question 85794, asked 2017-03; read 2026-10-29 (40 votes, 13,723 views, 10 answers) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/85794
Academia 2017b "writing the learning outcomes and the syllabus". Academia Stack Exchange, question 89653, asked 2017-05; read 2026-10-29 (5 votes, 452 views, 4 answers) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/89653
Academia 2017c "Is not providing lecture notes to math students really beneficial to them?". Academia Stack Exchange, question 90457, asked 2017-06; read 2026-10-29 (23 votes, 3,050 views, 5 answers) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/90457
Academia 2018a "Should I prepare new homework exercises each year, 20% of the final grade is homework?". Academia Stack Exchange, question 107825, asked 2018-04; read 2026-10-29 (71 votes, 17,054 views, 16 answers) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/107825
Academia 2018b "Best practices when allowing exam cheat sheets". Academia Stack Exchange, question 102654, asked 2018-01; read 2026-10-29 (38 votes, 24,249 views, 7 answers) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/102654
Academia 2018c "Where should a glossary be placed in a book?". Academia Stack Exchange, question 118939, asked 2018-10; read 2026-10-29 (1 vote, 1,922 views, 1 answer) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/118939
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Academia 2021p "How would you, as a teacher, decide if a particular topic/ concept should be tested as multiple-choice questions or as free-response questions?". Academia Stack Exchange, question 166286, asked 2021-04; read 2026-10-29 (13 votes, 3,720 views, 6 answers) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/166286
Academia 2022a "How should I "stress" words present in the glossary?". Academia Stack Exchange, question 187992, asked 2022-08; read 2026-10-29 (5 votes, 1,399 views, 4 answers) https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/187992
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CSEd 2024p "Immediate feedback in Gradescope, without gaming". Computer Science Educators Stack Exchange, question 8106, asked 2024-08; read 2026-10-29 (3 votes, 151 views, 1 answer) https://cseducators.stackexchange.com/questions/8106
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