It is that time in the semester when testing is flying around like pancakes on the griddle. Even though there may be great anxiety among the student body, there must be a method by which they can be evaluated for a number of reasons: do the students have a grasp of the material, are there areas that can be improved, are they ready to move to the next level of learning and what can the teacher do to motivate and encourage student progress? The fact is that few students learn at the same pace, are gifted in every subject, can perform at the highest level and maintain the intensity required to truly master many required lessons.
No written exam for salvation
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