Exit this survey To Test or Not to Retest Do you let your students retake a test or quiz on which they performed poorly? This question has appeared (in various forms) on the NSTA list serves and has sparked some interesting discussions. We’d like to hear more about this topic. Take the NSTA Reports survey now. Question Title Do you let students retake unit quizzes or tests? Yes No Question Title Why or why not? Question Title If you allow students to retake tests/quizzes, do they retake the entire test/quiz or just the portions they did not perform well on? Entire test Low-scoring sections Question Title What, if any, criteria must students meet in order to take a retest/quiz? Any interested students can take them Students must score below a certain level Students must submit additional work to show they have tried to learn the material Question Title What, if any, is your cut point for retaking a test/quiz? D or lower C or lower B or lower None Question Title Do you use the same test, a different test of a similar type, or an alternative assessment? The same test Alternative test Alternative assessment Question Title If you use alternative assessments, what types? Question Title How do you grade retests? It replaces their original scores Students receive whichever grade is higher It can add points to their original scores Other (please specify) Question Title Is there a school- or department-wide policy regarding retaking quizzes/tests? Yes No Question Title Do you think there should be? Yes No Optional: It's helpful to us to know a little about you when we analyze the survey results. Question Title What is your professional role? Educator Administrator Other Question Title Level: Elementary Middle School High School Institution of Higher Learning Question Title Location: State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Other: Thanks for your time! Done
