I remembered the first quiz I gave. It was a long one, 90 items. I thought it wasn't hard, I thought it was a give away already; pa'no ba naman halos puro matching type, then yung identification, puro definied terms; I mean walang kaana-analysis! So I thought it's ok to give it since it's my first quiz, the analysis part will be on the succeeding ones. But my oh my! to my very surprise, only one passed! Can you believe it? I was so depressed, I doubted myself for quite sometime, I doubted my capability to convey knowledge, to teach effectively. So this became a very good lesson to me. Since then, ayoko na ng quiz na halos puro defined terms na kelangan lang sauluhin. I design an exam that is really overwhelming to the students but is effective in developing critical thinking. I want my students to develop this part of their grey matter; after all, this is what we use in the real world especally those who really want to excell in their professions/careers.
If you're not good in analysis, you'll be out-thrown very easily.
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