Math teachers often feel superior because their tests are more "objective" than those in other subjects. Who writes the questions? Who decides what concepts get tested? Who decides how partial credit is assigned? Who decides how the results are interpreted? It's all subjective, all the way down.
#MathEd #Teaching #Education
Patrick Honner
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