Why Are End of Term Tests Important?
- Helps teachers determine next steps during the learning process as the instruction approaches the summative assessment of student learning.
- Students need to be involved both as assessors of their own learning and as resources to other students.
- Provides students with an understanding of what they are doing well, links to classroom learning, and gives specific input on how to reach the next step in the learning progression.
- Helps students understand where they are, where they need to be, and an effective process for getting there.
Helps to create a learning community within a classroom. Students who can reflect while engaged in metacognitive thinking are involved in their learning. When students have been involved in criteria and goal setting, self-evaluation is a logical step in the learning process. With peer evaluation, students see each other as resources for understanding and checking for quality work against previously established criteria.
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Helps students better understand their own learning as evidenced by their classroom work. This process of students keeping ongoing records of their work not only engages students, it also helps them, beyond a “grade,” to see where they started and the progress they are making toward the learning goal.
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