| Answer |
Number
of
Respondents |
Percent |
| very objective, |
1 |
6.7% |
| certain skills
such as basic math facts need to be memorized and
paper/pencil tests are an easy, concrete way to evaluate
certain skills. |
1 |
6.7% |
| it's a quick way
to assess objective skills. it's easier to score. everyone
is graded on the same things. |
1 |
6.7% |
| i can easily see
if the students have learned the concepts that i want them
to know. there are right answers and wrong answers; most
of the time there are not shades of gray. |
1 |
6.7% |
| cover a lot of
material. i do get critical thinking questions with math
and test some reasoning skills. writing is another task it
helps with. even i who does not have a liberal arts
background had to write a lot in my subject area. |
1 |
6.7% |
| paper/pencil are
quick to grade and check for memorization of facts. |
1 |
6.7% |
| it is quick and
gives an immediate feedback of progress of the child. |
1 |
6.7% |
| they are a way to
see if the children understand what has been taught essay
tests show the most,because the child has to put the
answer inhis own words and give examples. |
1 |
6.7% |
| math is where the
greatest benefit is. asking explanations of why something
is done, and showing how something is done gives a fairly
clear indication if the student is "getting it"
or not. |
1 |
6.7% |
| gives concrete
sheet to show what a student knows. |
1 |
6.7% |
| the second graders
are use to this. a lot of what you give is to spit the
answers back to you. this is the easiest way. i asmit i am
trying to get the children to do more thinking on their
own. |
1 |
6.7% |
| easy to grade/
easy to create/ not time consuming for students to do/
what kids are used to |
1 |
6.7% |
| this testing
quickly tests facts that need to be memorized. |
1 |
6.7% |
| paper/pencil
testing allows for a quick recall of information from the
student and a way for them to work on writing their
answers in an inttelligible way. |
1 |
6.7% |
| i can see if the
student knows the facts and in essay questions if they
understand the concepts. |
1 |
6.7% |