This student aced the test and flunked it at the same time:
- In which battle did Napoleon die? – His last battle
- Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? – At the bottom of the page
- River Ravi flows in which state? – Liquid
- What is the main reason for divorce? – Marriage
- What is the main reason for failure? – Exams
- What can you never eat for breakfast? – Lunch and dinner
- What looks like half an apple? – The other half
- If you throw a red stone into the blue sea, what will it become? – It will simply become wet
- How can a man go eight days without sleeping? – No problem, he sleeps at night
- How can you lift an elephant with one hand? – You’ll never find an elephant that has only one hand
- If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand, and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have? – Very large hands
- If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it? – No time at all, the wall is already built
- How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it? – Concrete floors are very hard to crack
I would have given the student 100%. What would you have given them?
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I would give this student 100% for creativity, if that was the purpose of the test/ assignment. However, if the content that was needed to provide the traditionally correct answers was covered in class, then I would give this student a 0 as later on in life (like in university), answers like the ones above would produce a smile but no marks! So I really wouldn’t be doing the student a favor by giving them a grade of 100%.
You’re right – it’s all about the context and the answers we are looking for when we tells students our expectations of appropriate answers. In this case, I assume the teacher was looking for answers in regards to information taught in class. I smiled when I saw the answers – but its a hard call as to what mark they should receive if the expectations were not defined.
I think that Achsah’s comment shows exactly where lies the problem of education and assessment… I remember I used to give half a point (out of 1) for creative answers. Creativity is sometimes much more important than the “correct” answer. In my opinion.
And I disagree with the answer no. 6. I often eat lunch for my breakfast…
Thanks Anna. Creativity is definitely important. Unfortunately it will be a while before we see a big shift and change in standardized tests, but for now I think we can make positive changes in the individual assessments we choose to create and use within our classrooms.