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!) A possible solution is to make the lessons more interactive so that key points are easier to commit to memory and understand. You can also remind students that they should be taking notes in class so they have the information easily accessible even if they can't remember it. Pop quizzes shouldn't be used as punishment ,but rather to check understanding of a given topic.