Testing Part V.
The test is not something to be used in isolation.
In other words the test is NOT an end in its self but a learning tool for both the student and teacher and operates on several levels.
Level 1, The learner of course is interested in HIS/HER grade.
This tells the student how well her/his methods of study are working.
Level II, The teacher is interested in Billy or Mary's grade as well but also in the grade of the class. It is the class average of the test that tells the teacher how well the class as a whole learned the lesson and how well his or her teaching approach is reaching the class.
In order for the test to analyzed by both the teacher and the student it MUST be graded and returned as soon as possible.
At my old school, this was made far easier by the noble efforts of our Computer teacher, a very learned gentleman, who acquired a computer grading machine and the answer sheets for us. Thanks Pete.
(I am speaking here of the multiple choice or True or False formats.)
This made it possible to return a morning test after lunch and discuses it with the class.
Use what method works best for you.
Remember You must get those tests back into the students hands within a day or two, if at all possible, if the test is to have value as a learning tool.
The test is not something to be used in isolation.
In other words the test is NOT an end in its self but a learning tool for both the student and teacher and operates on several levels.
Level 1, The learner of course is interested in HIS/HER grade.
This tells the student how well her/his methods of study are working.
Level II, The teacher is interested in Billy or Mary's grade as well but also in the grade of the class. It is the class average of the test that tells the teacher how well the class as a whole learned the lesson and how well his or her teaching approach is reaching the class.
In order for the test to analyzed by both the teacher and the student it MUST be graded and returned as soon as possible.
At my old school, this was made far easier by the noble efforts of our Computer teacher, a very learned gentleman, who acquired a computer grading machine and the answer sheets for us. Thanks Pete.
(I am speaking here of the multiple choice or True or False formats.)
This made it possible to return a morning test after lunch and discuses it with the class.
Use what method works best for you.
Remember You must get those tests back into the students hands within a day or two, if at all possible, if the test is to have value as a learning tool.
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