janetwhitson Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 How do you do these? Do you give a specific amount of time like in a school setting or just let them work at until they are done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 To be honest, I don't bother with them. The worksheets tell me if they understand the material. I only give the Final at the end of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Day At A Time Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 We just use them as a final worksheet for each lesson, so they work on them just like the workbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armom Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 We use them as just another worksheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I've never timed them..(are you supposed to time them? I've never had the teacher book..lol) I just give them like another worksheet but record the score in my dd's school records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dereksurfs Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) We never timed them. However we did use the tests as an indicator of understanding the material covered. Typically we look for high scores: 90%+. If scores are lower then we go back over areas which may not have been fully understood or retained. If mastery is the goal then moving on before complete understanding wasn't something we wanted to do. Surprising lower scores didn't happen very often with this approach. Edited October 18, 2012 by dereksurfs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 When we used them we didn't time, either, partly b/c Button was young for the level. Is there a reason you want to time them -- is the work taking too long, is there dawdling? if not, if the child is working well and it isn't taking crazy long, I wouldn't think you need to time unless you want to train timed-test-taking specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I always skip them, but then if we take an extended break (holidays, summer, not understanding-try another curriculum for a month) I will use them as review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I just use them the way I do the other tests--I give our normal math class-time for the Unit test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelsi Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 We just started this year because dh is concerned that ds won't know how to take tests - personally I don't agree but it's easy enough to just throw in a unit test here or there as a compromise. Anyways we just do it as part of our regular math. Ds is a math whiz so that means about 5-10 minutes total to do 2 MUS worksheets. It takes him only slightly longer for the unit tests because I make him check over his work before turning it in. OP, are you giving the tests so that your dc learn to take tests or is it to judge how well they know the concepts? If it's to learn to take tests then I'd set a time limit. If it's to see how much they know then I'd let them take however long as they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetwhitson Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 My son gets distracted easily. So I thought if I gave him a time frame and made it a bit of a big deal, he might concentrate on it better. I tried it yesterday and gave him 20 minutes. He finished in 12 minutes with 100%. So I guess I'll keep doing it that way. Thanks for all of the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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