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Computer testing yeah/nay
Aug. 14th, 2017 08:19 pmToday and tomorrow, my Geo kids are taking a Math Inventory test. The idea is rather ingenious - it's an on-line test that adjusts to the student and is supposed to determine how much and what kind of math they actually know. The whole district (some 25,000 kids) is taking it once at the beginning of the year and again at the end of the year, and the thinking is that the scores should show overall improvement.
It's being done on Google lapbooks, and the issue is that the process is buggy as hell. There's always those few kids that can't log in, some kids who are too new to be in the records, a Wifi system that strains under the high volume, and tests that freeze, meaning students have to log out and back in again on a semi-frequent basis.
There's something to be said about on-line testing - the test generator can randomize questions, which really cuts down on cheating, and the students get instant feedback, since they get their score at the end. And I don't have to spend weekends grading, a humongous win.
But. Sigh.
I'd rather be actually teaching.
It's being done on Google lapbooks, and the issue is that the process is buggy as hell. There's always those few kids that can't log in, some kids who are too new to be in the records, a Wifi system that strains under the high volume, and tests that freeze, meaning students have to log out and back in again on a semi-frequent basis.
There's something to be said about on-line testing - the test generator can randomize questions, which really cuts down on cheating, and the students get instant feedback, since they get their score at the end. And I don't have to spend weekends grading, a humongous win.
But. Sigh.
I'd rather be actually teaching.
