As a teacher, you need to know things that raw scores won’t tell you. For example:
- Which of your students really grasp the learning opportunity of formative assessment?
- Which of your students are hopelessly optimistic (or pessimistic) about their chances in an exam?
- Which concepts have they grasped, and in which do they need reinforcement?
The best way to discover this is through one-to-one conversation, and if you have the time, that’s what you should do. For when you don’t have the time, there’s Continue reading