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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d be fine with retakes if the test were different every time. Then the student would still be on the hook for the curriculum rather than performing sanctioned cheating.

In our school, the tests don’t change.[/quote]

And who has to write the new exam?

This is an unreasonable imposition on teachers (if teachers want to do it, fine)[/quote]

But obviously re-answering the same exact questions doesn't show same mastery as answering correctly the first time. This is why retests are a bad idea.[/quote]

+1 
Re-taking the exact same multiple choice test you now have the answers to several times, especially if it’s less than 20 questions… is for absolute morons, I’m sorry.

I understand everyone has a bad day sometimes, and deserves a second chance, I understand there are stresses and anxieties around tests, in addition to the clear benefit to discuss wrong answers and be able to learn.  I’m not categorically against an option to retake at all.  However, the proposed policy seems to render any testing useless. [/quote]

Students are not retaking the exact same test. Additionally, there are tasks they typically have to do before they can retake the test to show they’ve put in the work to learn the skill the 2nd time around. Things like redo assignments that were missed or wrong, attend help sessions etc. 
It’s not just taking it over and over until the grade is better.[/quote]

My kids are retaking the same test. Yes the teacher makes them do a little work before the retest but it's less work than it would take to learn all the material well enough to get an A without a retest.[/quote]

Yep same test for many classes. Classes that change are only switching out variables but everything else the same. It’s a joke. [/quote]

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