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Re:Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the ol... by thioordc on Thursday November 11, 2021 @01:57AM (#29185210)
Redoing tests is actually amazing! Worst case is that you learn the same amount and best case you really get a good understanding of the material! I’ve had two classes with test redos and I always learn more with them!
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Re:Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the ol... by WalterBright on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:25AM (#29185367)
Redoing things until you understand them thoroughly is the point of homework assignments. The test is supposed to assess if the material was learned, not teach it.
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Re:Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the ol... by thioordc on Friday November 12, 2021 @10:21AM (#29200080)
Yeah but being able to retake them just does both well! It’s purely better in most cases
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