[etni] Fw: re: Questions" for thought


----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Sheffer" <ruti044@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Questions" for thought


Just read Zvi's posting and he is really voicing what I had in mind for my reply to Sharon. Thank Zvi


Zvi wrote:
I was ,on one hand, quite humoured and on the other hand, quite annoyed,
by the reaction of teachers to the recent Bagrut exam. Humoured, because
every year or more correctly, every mo'ed, the ritual is the same.
Everyone lets off a lot of steam but the same "fashlot" reappear every
time. Annoyed, because of the "solution" that teachers give their
pupils-"do mo-ed bet!" What sort of message are we giving them. We are
telling them, someone up their made a mistake or these same people
"don't have their act together" but don't worry you are going to get
another chance at "the wheel of fortune", instead of trying to deal
with the problem. It's true, people make mistakes. The problem is, when these mistakes
keep repeating themselves and no-one is accountable for them.This is
the case with the modular bagrut exam.I believe that the problem lies
with the type of questions being asked and not the passages themselves.
I believe that a group of teachers, who work in the field, should sit
with the "experts" who make up the test, and discuss the idea of
standardising questions. What does each type of question test and for
which module is it suitable? This will limit the surprise questions and
"gimmick" questions i.e. question 6 module E .In my opinion, the mikud
should inform teachers not what genre the passage will be, but what
type of questions will be asked. For example, in module C there will be
three multiple choice questions each worth 6 points and two open-ended
questions each worth 7 points etc.Exactly as is done with the writing
section of the bagrut.The advantage of this is that teachers will feel
that they are teaching something, and students will know exactly what
to expect and can therefore prepare themselves. There will obviosly be
a lot more accountability on the part of the people that set the test.
It also gives the teacher a more realistic indication of how his/her
pupils will perform on the test. "Questions" for thought. 

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