To Encourage His Students to Thoroughly Learn the Material and Be

question 7

Multiple Choice

To encourage his students to thoroughly learn the material and be critical thinkers, Mr. Montoni writes most of his test questions to be more difficult than the ones he assigns for homework and that they discuss in class. This is an

• A) acceptable testing practice because those who take the time to fully learn the material will be able to correctly answer most of the questions.
• B) acceptable testing practice because it will motivate students to study more than they otherwise would.
• C) unacceptable testing practice because teachers who want students to be able to answer more difficult questions need to teach them how to answer those types of questions.
• D) unacceptable testing practice because it inflates test scores.