This chapter discusses the differences between testing and the quality of the testing. Teachers must understand how each student will learn and that includes how they respond to different types of testing as well as how they will perform on those testings. There are different types of testing, multiple choice tests which can be difficult playing mind games with the student, true and false which can be easier for students to grasp but then creates a guessing game, and organized tests that can consist of traditional and non traditional questions. Offering different types of testing throughout the course of the year can help adapt the material to each learning style. Along with what type of testing to produce, the length of the questions, the length of the test, and how much time a student has to complete the test are all factors in how well a student will perform. It is all about creating tests that will not stump your students but help them to understand the material and reinforce what has been learned. The tests should be creative, using fun names or relating the information or the question to a current situation, event, or person in the news or within their class.
After testing has occurred it is important for the teacher to be able to give feedback to their students. It is not enough to simply let the students know what they have done wrong. Teachers must explain why it is wrong and how they can understand it so they will get it right the next time around. This chapter helped me to understand that you must be able to reach your students before, during and after any testing that occurs. In order for you to succeed, your students must succeed, and they need to be set up for success not failure on a test. Being able to create different tests and different ways of reviewing those tests will ensure that my students not only know the information but truly understand it.
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