https://shelleygrayteaching.com/alternatives-to-timed-tests/ Shelley Gray Teaching Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://shelleygrayteaching.com/alternatives-to-timed-tests/#comment-25929 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:46:56 +0000 https://shelleygrayteaching.com/?p=12093#comment-25929 As homeschool grandmother/retired teacher I knew the stress of timed tests and my grandson experienced it all. I switched to letting him take all the time he needed to complete. Taking out the 0s, 1s, & 2s he knew well, I made a reproducible grid with the rest. I then challenged him to beat the last score. If his time was 12 min 37 sec, did he think he could do less next time (I praised even a few seconds improvement). And most times he did. CONs: Someone needs to sit, time it, cheer him on, note what needs more practice. Also, the grid is in order. After mastery, switch to random placement. PROs: Another chance to plot data on a line graph. He enjoyed seeing the line move down showing improvement (intrinsic reward. I never used extrinsic). PS He was able to get just below 4 min this year.

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