Picture this, you\u2019re having a medical procedure done. Before they put you under, you tell the doctor, \u201cI want you to perform this procedure from memory. You\u2019re absolutely not permitted to use any resources. You may not look at your phone, consult the internet, and you\u2019re especially not allowed to ask other doctors for help. If you don\u2019t complete the procedure within an hour, you must put down your instruments and exit the operating room!\u201d
It would be hard to imagine many patients surviving such a setup. And yet, that\u2019s pretty much what teachers do to kids daily. No wonder many students suffer from test anxiety. Michael Dunlea will challenge conventional thinking when it comes to assessment.