Lately I've been noticing that my students have been rushing through their tests. They skip over the instructions and most times do not heed my warnings.
It drives me nuts!
I remember a time when test would take a full half hour to an hour to complete. You had to really work for it! Yet now my students finish their tests with in 10-15 minutes.
Have I dumbed down the tests so that they can complete it with enough time, and is that conducive?
Or should I make longer tests that use up a larger amount of time?
I'm also noticing that students can't sit still for long periods of time anymore. While I have had students with ADHD or ADD at least they learned how to keep themselves busy.
Best yet I find myself having to tell kids how to keep themselves busy rather than the kids learning on their own. [And this is time spent productively]
