Retests May Hurt Students, Not Help Them
Unintended consequences may be harmful to students.
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4 min readNov 6, 2019
Retests are common in K-12 environment
I have been reflecting upon retests lately. Retests are a common occurrence in K- 12 education. The usual scenario is students who perform poorly on a first test are given a second chance on another examination to raise…