When considering this question posed by a parent, I would
first look at the grades on the test for the entire class. I have given tests
before and saw that the majority of my kids failed and I have gone back and did
some re-teaching before re-assessing the students. I know my students that really do well
because they put forth the effort and are very conscientious of their work, so
when they struggle, I know there is a problem and I use their performance along
with the entire class’ scores to gauge the problem. If the result indicates
that I may not have done a good job covering the material, I have no problem going
back over the content. In addition, now that we have done the last few weeks
lessons, I feel much more confident in my test development and I feel I would
be able to support the fact that my tests follow research-based testing
strategies. I can’t say I would have felt that way before. Nevertheless, I
think I would be prepared to answer the parent’s question confidently at this
point in my teaching career.
I agree. I feel much better after the lesson on testing. Before I would've scrambled like crazy to figure out what the problem was. Now I can rest assured that the problem is probably not my tests, yes I may need to reteach the lesson. But I will feel more comfortable with my tests. I am in the same boat with you as looking at my best performing students to gauge where the other students could be if they had put their best effort in. Some students really try, care, and STUDY… believe that or not. lol
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