tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post4257586883779348310..comments2023-07-08T02:32:23.793-07:00Comments on Teaching Matters at LU: Failing is Good. Really.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917082233981368034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-166185830011197302014-09-14T08:26:37.172-07:002014-09-14T08:26:37.172-07:00Hi Kwame: I certainly agree that high stakes test...Hi Kwame: I certainly agree that high stakes testing can have negative effects on students. What this article made me think about, though, was how I might reverse the order of what I do. In my writing classes, for instance, I often discuss common grammar errors that have turned up in student assignments (fragments or run-on sentences, for instance) and then we do some exercises to work through the issue and then I "test" their understanding with a quiz. Maybe it would work better for me to give them a multiple-choice test first, then to do the discussing and the lecturing. Or maybe I could require students to do practice tests online before coming to class. Would this "prime the pump" to get their brains more ready to accept and retain what we do in class? I don't know but it's a possibility that might be worth a try.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335145674065415998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-63708262453491831512014-09-13T06:43:40.929-07:002014-09-13T06:43:40.929-07:00Certainly testing may supplement or even complemen...Certainly testing may supplement or even complement testing. We need to note, however, that flunking can have adverse or negative effects, causing students to give up or even kill themselves. I do agree that "a test is not only a measurement tool" and it may be "a way of enriching and altering memory." I have yet to see conclusive evidence for the claim that "Testing might be the key to studying, rather than the other way around."<br /><br />Safro KwameUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738925154661156525noreply@blogger.com