Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Are Pop Quizzes Punishment? Every time you ask your students a question during class, they just look at you as if you are talking about something they've never heard of before, even though you discussed that very topic in class last week. This is so frustrating for you that you are tempted to start giving pop quizzes just to punish the students for not paying attention. Is this the right method to use? Are pop quizzes considered punishment? What other method might you suggest for teachers who struggle with this issue? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) NO. I think giving pop-quizzes helps students pay more attention and gives the an Idea of how they are understanding the material. Also if they goof-off and don't pay attention, they will not do good on a popquiz and then hopefully they learn from their mistake and pay attention next time.