This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Testing All Teachers!
Creating tests have always been a test for me. I was surprised to find that I was doing alot of things correctly when creating tests in the past. I have never liked to print a test from a CD or website. That's simply because I don't trust anyone else's information. I tell my students the same thing. Also, I've always created the tests with the students' point of view in mind. Asking myself over and over again "will the student understand this?" Of course, I have been doing alot of things incorrectly. I will use the modified true/false testing method to ensure that students really do understand the subject matter. I will no longer place my multiple choice answer responses in a linear pattern, but will only place them in columns so that students can understand more clearly. Lastly, I will not copy information verbatim from the textbook.
Pamela, I have made the mistake of using some of the tests from the Georgia disc and I agree with you, it is not a good idea to trust others information to test students. You really do need to think of the students when preparing a test. Like you, the modified true/false questions really is a better way of testing students understanding; I plan to use this type of question on future tests. From this class I gained a lot of information that will help me prepare a more organized and thoughtful test.
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