Microcosm-Microbiology Quiz Contest
Co-ordinator : Mrs. Anushka Devale
Quizes……
Ø help students to learn more from the next study episode. Essentially it reduces forgetting which makes the next related study area more productive.
Ø Promote better organization of knowledge by helping the brain organize material in clusters to allow better retrieval.
Ø Testing improves transfer of knowledge to new contexts. There are several experiments referenced in the paper where tests and quizzes help transfer and application of knowledge.
Ø Quizzes improve or expanding one’s knowledge of things, either general or in specific area.
Ø Quizzes are designed to promote, a fun way to study and in the process help improve one’s general knowledge.
Ø Quiz competitions enables students to think from different angles or simply ‘to think out of the box’.
Ø Promote a healthy debate amongst participants in order to learn from each other.
Ø Aid in language development and in particular subject areas of study.
Ø Aid in language development with the questions based in the language alone.
Ø Aid in the team building process.
Ø Being fun to participate in but with a competitive element.
Ø Provok discussion and healthy debate amongst participating players / teams.
Ø Aid to relieve the tension of the daily work routine.
Ø Promots group harmony.
Ø Quiz competitions even help build the student’s soft skills.
Ø Testing identifies gaps in knowledge.
Microcosm-Microbiology quiz contest 2016-17.
Important Dates:
- Screening test : 6th February 2017
- Screening test paper answer keys : F.Y.B.Sc. , S.Y.B.Sc. , T.Y.B.Sc , .M.Sc. Part I, M.Sc. Part II
- Screening test results :