Chapter 10 - WTL

I thought that chapter 10 started out with a very interesting idea about introducing "fun" into essay writing on tests. The example about interpreting the graph as if they were announcing the swimming match was a very neat idea and it seems like it would be entertaining for students to participate in. Basically throughout chapter 10 it touched on many ways that teachers can redesign tests to help kids get more out of learning. If we stick to the "boring" and unoriginal tests, students will not get as much out of their learning as they could. We need to make sure they know the specifications we want, but give them deep questions to ponder so they can come up with deeper level answers rather than just scratching the surface of what we want to hear. Mixing things up in class is always a good thing and will keep students interested in what I will be talking about, which is always a plus!