When it comes to looking at Essay Tests or Multiple Choice Tests, I believe that these two forms of assessment are great, but personally I prefer Multiple choice. Every student/person is differently and as a teacher I believe that we need to know in what type of assessment is that our students perform better. I remember when I was in High School some of my teachers gave tests based on how the student performed better, meaning every student received different tests. I personally wouldn't use that technique because that would mean having to grade different form of tests.
Test in general I believe make students nervous ( I know I get nervous) and is not a right way to assess students, because there are times when students just memorize the material but that doesn't mean that the student has learned anything.
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Maria, I agree that multiple choice tests and essay tests are both great forms of assessment! It is important to know what type of assessment if better for the students.
ReplyDeleteI like multiple choice testing better,
ReplyDeletebecause it gives a student a chance seeing
as how the answer is right in front of them.
They just need to use the correct way of thinking in order to figure it out!
- Amanda