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Writing a hard/challenging exam is not difficult. The problem is most bad or even average students will fail. The tricky part is striking a balance such that th
by anonymousDan 4y ago
Writing a hard/challenging exam is not difficult. The problem is most bad or even average students will fail. The tricky part is striking a balance such that the good students feel pushed, and the weaker students still have a chance to demonstrate they at least engaged and understand the basics.
- TimTheTinker 4y agoThis was exactly my experience in college. I repeatedly had professors who apologized for making the test "too hard" -- i.e. all but 0-1 students failed because passing the test required a novel approach that no one (or only 1-2 brilliant students) was able to find during the time allotted.