Question 6 (Free Response)
Based on your experience in the classroom, what do you understand to be drawbacks of traditional paper/pencil testing?

 
Answer Number of
Respondents
Percent
only tests certain knowledge/ some kids may know the material but just not do well at taking tests/ test anxiety in students/ kids don't apply knowledge learned...just learn it for the test 1 6.7%
doesn't show critical thinking for if the student can apply the knowledge 1 6.7%
too much is not good, only tests certain strengths/weaknesses of students 1 6.7%
thay do not think on their own. the student when given an assignment theat does't have the answer right before them it is tough for them. 1 6.7%
i do not want children just memorizing definitions to recite back to me. i want them to at least be able to put the thought in their own words. 1 6.7%
the students may only have memorized the facts and not really have an understanding of the subject and how it can be applied. 1 6.7%
i can't see how the students will use the concepts that they "appear to know" when putting them all together in a complete exercise of their own. 1 6.7%
generally, things have to be memorized. not all people are great at memorizing. it doesn't give the student a way to show what he knows in a different way. 1 6.7%
i deal with many different levels of academic performance in my class. some students have a hard time putting into words their actual answers and thoughts. 1 6.7%
some students do not know test terms. some need mor time. 1 6.7%
you are not testing any higher level thinking. 1 6.7%
it's too close ended. some students know more than they can demonstrate on paper/pencil tasks. 1 6.7%
some children cannot take tests well for what ever reason. it could be an emotional reason it doesn't have to be linked to a learning disability. 1 6.7%
the child can be having a bad day, or is just bad at test taking 1 6.7%
many activities cannot be evaluated by paper/pencil tests. students may have a very good knowledge of a subject but cannot answer tests questions or cetain skills cannot be measured by paper/pencil tests. 1 6.7%