| 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% |