“Is this going to be on the test?”
“Is this going to be on the test?”
Some classes or programs end with a standardized test. Is teaching to the test good or bad?
Claire reflects on her high school and college classes and thinks that teaching to the test is okay as long as it’s clear upfront. Ruth wonders about designing better assessments so that there’s no downside to “teaching to the test.”
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