Sorry, I published this blog under someone's blog as a comment.
The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown
Testing and assessment go hand in hand with each other in order to evaluate the overall ability of our students. I only hope that teachers don’t put too much stress on a test when it comes to the assessment of the student. I believe testing is not the only means of determining understanding. I think teachers should not put too much weight on testing. The students understanding can be measured by other means than placing it on a written test.
In class discussions as well as one-on-one interaction can easily tell a teacher if students are learning. Testing and retesting leads to students memorizing information instead of “learning” it. Discussions and reflecting will produce a better understanding of the material you want students to learn. Learning about testing and assessment cemented the idea that you should use both together. I just hope teachers don’t weigh the test as the means to check for understanding the students learning.
I agree that just because a student does well on a test, it does not necessarily mean that they have learned anything. A lot of students just memorize the information they need to do well on that particular test but then once the test is over they just dump the information and really cannot remember anything they were taught.
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