I'm taking a class that has a no-review policy on tests. So unless you get 100s on each one, you can't know what you got wrong and what you got right. The teacher says it's so we can't give answers to other students, but seriously, who uses the same test every semester? Isn't that what test banks are for?
Do you get to look at or at least review tests after everyone has taken them? If not, how do you deal with questions you missed? If X% of the class misses a question, she'll discuss it, but that's it.
I need to know what I don't know, or I can't tell what I need to improve on. I need feedback and a raw score doesn't give me enough. Did I miss the SATA questions? Was I off on meds? How can I study with no information on what I missed?
nursing questions are made to be ambiguous, sort of. they are made to encourage you to critically think, not simply regurgitate information. anyone can memorize anything, but to truly critically think you must know the information well.
i must be weird. i always know which questions i missed, because on the tests i know the ones that i am unsure of. i do have an a in nursing school, the bare minimum it takes, a 92, so i do miss questions.
I can understand this policy if the test is online. That makes me think that the only way for you to review the test and see the answers would be online as well. That makes it really easy for some students to copy the test questions and save them for either the final exam or to give to other students.
You could ask if she would be willing to give you a breakdown of how well you scored in each content area without giving you the actual questions and answers.
It's actually really hard to write test questions. In my school, all of the test questions had to be run through software that proved whether they were fair or not. Even with test banks, you would get some repeating of questions. Many instructors will not reuse the exact test questions, but rephrase them slightly in future tests.
We are only allowed to review our tests with the instructor at a scheduled time if we want to. Other than that we do not see our tests either. I understand to a point, but it is helpful to see what you missed so you can go back and review it.
VioletKaliLPN, LPN
1 Article; 452 Posts
nursing questions are made to be ambiguous, sort of. they are made to encourage you to critically think, not simply regurgitate information. anyone can memorize anything, but to truly critically think you must know the information well.
i do study at least 3 hours daily.