Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Go Back                 Case Posted on October 19, 2014 4:18 pm Add to Favorites Cheneal Reps: 102 Testing Fairness As a rule in Ms. Walker's class, before each exam each student is provided with a study guide complete with questions to answer. To ensure that the students even look at the study guide, they must submit the answers to the study guide on the day of the exam. Students who do not have the completed study guide must submit the study guide, along with taking a modified, advanced version of the test. According to a parent, this policy is unfair, and the study guide rule should not exist. Is this an unfair rule and practice?                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.                 Solution 1 Posted October 19, 2014 4:43 pm Whitney Reps: 89 I believe this is an unfair rule and practice. Why would the teacher give an advanced version of the test if the student(s) did not complete the study guide? That is setting these students up for failure to begin with. Rather than punish the students for something they may not have had any control over or had any help or parental support, the teacher should allow the students to complete the study guide as a quick review before the test. Then the teacher should allow those students the same opportunity to take the regular test. The only students who should even be given the modified, advanced version are the students who can take the test and complete it with a passing score. Votes: +9 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 2 Posted October 19, 2014 8:35 pm geQyVe Reps: 94 I believe this is an unfair practice. Ms. Walker has become frustrated that her students have not completed her study guide that she worked so hard to create. In turn, Ms. Walker decides that she'll show those "kids" and makes them take a harder test. Ms. Walker feels justified because she "got" those lazy students. How about the student who wrote down bull crap on their study guide to make Ms. Walker feel better about herself? How about the student who sat at their home while dad was hauled off to jail? How about the student who really doesn't care about the "stupid" study guide or its consequences and aces Ms. Walker's exam? I guess Ms. Walker will come up with a new consequence for students who are lazy and smart. Ms. Walker needs to think about the ultimate goal of the assessment. The assessment is used to see if a student knows the material. Count the study guide as a homework grade and move on. Just like Ms. Walker, most teachers have become frustrated at some point in their career. Some are meant to educate and some are meant to get out of education for the sake of students. Ms. Walker needs to evaluate her career choice and see if this is really what she needs to be doing. Votes: +3 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 3 Posted October 19, 2014 8:47 pm vyPety Reps: 105 The test should not be modified. What good does that do and how does it give an accurate picture of student learning? All students should take the same test, but students who completed their study guide should be allowed to use it. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 4 Posted October 19, 2014 4:31 pm anuLyH Reps: 175 I think it is an excellent practice. There are a lot of student who do not attempt assignments. I think it forces the students to attempt the problems. I think the parents need to know that this practice is helpful not harmful for the students. Votes: +1 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 5 Posted October 19, 2014 7:49 pm ejeSaq Reps: 103 I think this is a fair practice because it would teach students to complete the study guide before the next test so they would not have to take the harder version of the test. I might add to the policy that students had an opportunity to turn the study guide in the next day to retest with the regular version of the test to earn some additional points if the grades were consistently low. Votes: +0 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 6 Posted October 19, 2014 7:06 pm QyWyBy Reps: 102 I think this is a fair practice. First of all if a teacher takes the time to make a study for an exam students should complete it. The study guide only benefits he students. I also agree with this because it shows students how much a teacher cares about your education to provide you with a study guide and expect you to complete it. Votes: +0 / -2 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.