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Case: Is Retesting Ethical?
We have started implementing retests at my school. If students make below a 70, they have the option to retest. Many feel as though a lot of retests would be fluffing the grade, for once they master that standard, we eliminate that low grade and only count the higher one. Is this the right mindset?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I believe that it is fluffing the grade because it creates a sense of learned helplessness. Specifically, if students know that they can take a test as many times as they need to they will stop valuing the content and will study less. I believe the best option is to allow for test corrections where students can correct the questions they miss, but have to provide an explanation for why the new answer they chose is correct. This will still give students the opportunity to demonstrate mastery and will still put value on the original test. The points they get back should not be the same as what the questions were originally worth. |
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| Comments: I believe that retesting is not the right solution as well but doing test corrections to show that they can do the skill is right they have to be able to figure out and show your where you went wrong. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2015 7:18 pm |
| Rated By: Krystalynn Gulczewski |
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| Comments: It's easy for teachers to go over the answers to a test after everyone has finished, and is especially helpful if there were many students who scored low. This not only allows a chance for credit with further learning, but also helps students truly understand the material rather than simply memorizing what would have been correct for the retest. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2015 9:48 pm |
| Rated By: Cortnie |
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| Comments: I also agree with the sense of learned helplessness. Students should be able to correct his or her own mistakes and understand why the mistake was made instead of someone doing it for them. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2015 8:26 pm |
| Rated By: SaSyJe |
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| Comments: I think that this is a good solution for retreating. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2015 9:36 pm |
| Rated By: aTeRaz |
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| Comments: I would you this. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2015 10:12 pm |
| Rated By: Robert Hendler |
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| Comments: I agree, it is fluffing the grade. If they know they do not have to perform the first time around, they will not even take the time to study to master the material. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 3:28 am |
| Rated By: vaHame |
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| Comments: i personally believe that retesting is a good thing. I think tests are weighed on way too much and really tend to stress kids out and give them anxiety. Everyone should have the option to retest though, not just a 70% or below is my opinion because like a comment said below that makes it not fair. The reason I believe in retesting is because if the student is eventually learning what they need to know, then what is the issue? I do see some down sides and agree with what you said, I just think that the student understanding the concept in the end is what is actually important. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 2:20 pm |
| Rated By: yseHug |
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| Comments: This is a great idea, I love it. I agree that allowing students to retake tests so often would increase the risk of students lowering their studying and things like that. Requiring explanations as to why they chose different answers the second time around makes students have to think and apply knowledge even more so that they can retain it forever. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 6:44 pm |
| Rated By: Hedese |
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| Comments: I think this is essentially letting the students retest. Students should get the opportunity to test multiple times, especially when high stakes testing gives so many students anxiety. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 8:56 pm |
| Rated By: eMuHub |
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Comments: great points. I totally agree.
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| Rated On: October 18, 2015 11:53 pm |
| Rated By: Dan G |
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| Comments: I too agree. |
| Rated On: October 25, 2015 1:42 am |
| Rated By: vapaju |
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| Comments: Good solution! |
| Rated On: March 4, 2016 2:01 am |
| Rated By: ymyQeg |
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| Comments: Yes, I agree that it's not fair to other students, and it means kids won't try that hard the first time if they know they can just retest. |
| Rated On: March 6, 2016 4:30 pm |
| Rated By: ereTuB |
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| Comments: I agree, thank you for sharing. |
| Rated On: March 7, 2016 2:47 am |
| Rated By: ReTepy |
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| Comments: I think this is a great solution and would stand behind it if any school I taught at wanted to implement it. |
| Rated On: March 7, 2016 2:52 am |
| Rated By: BesuVy |
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| Comments: This is a great idea! I think I will start doing this with my students as well. |
| Rated On: March 7, 2016 2:57 am |
| Rated By: usudaX |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this |
| Rated On: October 15, 2016 8:47 pm |
| Rated By: yTutar |
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| Comments: I think that it is important for students to know that they must try their best the first time |
| Rated On: March 3, 2017 8:14 pm |
| Rated By: eqeJaQ |
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| Comments: This does put value on what is really a practical and useful exercise -- understanding what they did wrong and attempting to understand and fix it, without treating retesting as merely a safety net. |
| Rated On: July 6, 2017 12:16 am |
| Rated By: yGedeb |
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| Comments: I believe the this solution is the best because it makes the student see the value in studying hard the first time! They will learn the value of studying and also be allowed to learn more from the test by learning from their mistakes. |
| Rated On: October 10, 2017 11:43 pm |
| Rated By: Rachel Stephens |
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| Comments: This is a good middle ground to make sure students try hard on their first attempt and still get a chance to understand the knowledge they missed. |
| Rated On: October 13, 2017 12:48 am |
| Rated By: JyGeLe |
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| Comments: This solution is helpful because it provides an alternative option that might be considered more ethical, while still helping the student. |
| Rated On: October 13, 2017 1:10 am |
| Rated By: uqaTaq |
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| Comments: Great solution! |
| Rated On: October 14, 2017 1:06 am |
| Rated By: aBezuz |
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| Comments: I like this solution because it allows students to really improve upon their grades while still giving them the option to do better |
| Rated On: October 15, 2017 11:11 pm |
| Rated By: duPuSa |
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| Comments: When students show value, it is always rewarding. |
| Rated On: February 25, 2018 8:46 pm |
| Rated By: upusyb |
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| Comments: I agree this is a good solution. |
| Rated On: October 8, 2018 3:01 am |
| Rated By: ByGeDa |
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| Comments: I thank allowing students to make test corrections is much more educational sound than retaking the entire test because this way children can find and improve their weak spots |
| Rated On: October 12, 2018 1:09 am |
| Rated By: WyVeTu |
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| Comments: I rated this response as useful because it is one of the more ethical ways to handle retesting. It gives students an opportunity to master the topics they did not understand when they originally took the test. It is an easy solution to test failure, and can be implemented rather painlessly. I did not say this solution was original because I have seen test corrections all throughout my high school experience and it seems to be a common practice. |
| Rated On: October 13, 2018 12:51 am |
| Rated By: WapeHu |
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Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this.
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| Rated On: December 4, 2018 1:28 am |
| Rated By: yzysuZ |
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| Comments: I agree that it is fluffing and they should not get as many points back. |
| Rated On: February 19, 2019 10:08 pm |
| Rated By: dyBese |
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| Comments: A great way to help the students and something I have not seen done in classrooms all that often. |
| Rated On: February 24, 2019 5:44 am |
| Rated By: ysyBuW |
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| Comments: This is a great solution and gives appropriate suggestions. I like the idea of doing test corrections because it shows students where they went wrong. |
| Rated On: July 7, 2019 10:45 pm |
| Rated By: yJyLep |
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| Comments: This is a great solution. |
| Rated On: February 19, 2020 7:44 pm |
| Rated By: JeRaGu |
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| Comments: I think there should be an emphasis on the importance of studying, however I do think that sometimes students can have a hard time even if they do study a good amount. I struggle a great deal with math and found that even after I studied really hard- I would still do poorly on tests. I also think that some students do not perform well during tests due to nervousness or testing anxiety. I think that it solely depends on the student and scenario. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2020 6:08 pm |
| Rated By: Mutyre |
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| Comments: I'm not entirely sure yet if I agree with the theory in this response, but it is well thought out and provides food for thought. |
| Rated On: March 7, 2021 8:24 pm |
| Rated By: WyJyGa |
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| Comments: agreed |
| Rated On: July 3, 2021 1:50 am |
| Rated By: VuBytu |
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| Comments: Good and respectful way to both negate the main case while working to provide a newer and different solution for the classroom |
| Rated On: October 30, 2021 8:40 pm |
| Rated By: DuvuHe |
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| Comments: The test correction alternative is highly effective. It ensures that students express some form of progression in order to make up points by showing their work. It also shows formative assessment which allows students to grow after a failed task rather than simply receive a bad grade. |
| Rated On: November 16, 2022 3:45 am |
| Rated By: Triston Williams |
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| Comments: I think test corrections for any grade is a greadt idea because if I got a 70 and could not retest because I did one point too good I would be upset because even though a 70 is passing it is not up to my standards |
| Rated On: April 1, 2023 6:37 pm |
| Rated By: aVuSyT |
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