Grading

One thing that was funny to me this week was the discussions we had about the different formats for grading and different tests. Geoff was very adamant about tests being based on the actual knowledge the student has acquired but we as students wanted a different type of test. For instance the tests that Geoff was suggesting would definitely test our actual knowledge but as a student those test are the hardest to take. Also as a student right now when we study for tests a lot of times we are just trying to memorize as much information for the test as we can and then we forget it with in 24 hours after the test. This means we weren't actually learning the information. Geoffs approach to test taking was, "let me show you what I know", because he is actually trying to obtain and retain the information in the classes. This is what we all need to be doing because we need to know this information, not just memorize it, in order to be successful in teaching!