tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post6605974823775527069..comments2024-01-16T20:55:12.331-05:00Comments on Drawing On Math: Questions During TestsTina Cardonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549943329133396794noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-49368407404100919642016-05-23T00:50:34.165-04:002016-05-23T00:50:34.165-04:00Lest you think I am too much of a softie: My bigge...Lest you think I am too much of a softie: My biggest pet peeve during a test is "I was gone that day so I never learned that." Or, even more maddening-- Students walking in class one minute before the test starts and telling me they "didn't have time to study so could they take the test tomorrow instead?". And then getting mad when I don't grant their request!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374183301824208174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-6724928967040268042016-05-23T00:45:29.105-04:002016-05-23T00:45:29.105-04:00I tell students that they can come up and ask me a...I tell students that they can come up and ask me a question because just asking the question will often jog their memory when they are stuck. If they are still stuck but could probably do the work with a bit of a memory jog from me, I ask them if they want to "buy" a hint. Then I write something minimal in red on their test, they say "Oh, now I know what to do" and then I take off for the hint when I grade the test. Or I just write "hint" in red on their test.<br /><br />I am not sure that never answering a question on a test gives accurate data. Research shows that anxiety can impair one's ability to think and many students are anxious about math tests. They may know the material but they just can't seem to access their knowledge during a big test. Knowing they can ask me a question often relaxes them and allows them to get over the anxiety. On later tests, they may not even need to ask any more.<br /><br />And I do still say, "I'm sorry, I just can't answer that question. That is what I want to find out if you know."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374183301824208174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-42997751735873661502016-05-19T18:27:44.667-04:002016-05-19T18:27:44.667-04:00One of my coworkers suggested giving kids two tick...One of my coworkers suggested giving kids two tickets every test. Then they could trade a ticket for a question. It's like the purple pen but clearer to kids that they're giving something up by asking for a hint.Tina Cardonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549943329133396794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-67401925844243238822016-05-19T06:27:29.938-04:002016-05-19T06:27:29.938-04:00Students will ask during a quiz "Can I ask a ...Students will ask during a quiz "Can I ask a question?" I will respond with "You can ask the question but I am not sure I can answer it."JFairbankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111997601925361204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-42732387714623186852016-05-18T21:16:08.420-04:002016-05-18T21:16:08.420-04:00I have had similar issues, Tina. I would offer hel...I have had similar issues, Tina. I would offer help to students on tests, until I realized that I was doing the kids a disservice. Furthermore I finally realized that I was not getting accurate data as well as inflated grades. What I have done this semester is allow students to let me know if there is a typo, since I do multiple versions. Also, my test generator isn't that reliable, so typos happened often. However, we are going to Google Forms next year, which should help with that. I also very briefly go over the questions beforehand and give them a minute to ask any questions. I really enjoyed this blog post! <br /><br />I like the idea of the purple pen as well. Jonathan Schoolcrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465744000185670168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-62661998914450487852016-05-18T16:12:28.226-04:002016-05-18T16:12:28.226-04:00My response is usually "K." Since they h...My response is usually "K." Since they have me every year, they learn pretty quickly I'm not going to help them. Or I will literally say "I can't tell you that. This is a quiz."<br /><br />Classroom pet peeves for me are when students ask every day "What are we doing?" or when they're absent "Did we do anything yesterday?" Also not bringing a pencil, not doing anything, and not looking in their notes before asking me for help.miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812794395259173668.post-16184774355139483392016-05-18T12:44:18.571-04:002016-05-18T12:44:18.571-04:00My response to questions in class: "Do the be...My response to questions in class: "Do the best you can with what you have..."Dan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15057810724811950509noreply@blogger.com