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The tyranny of testing

by Banesh Hoffmann

Hoffmann’s critique of multiple-choice testing is not at all outdated. Hoffmann, who collaborated with Albert Einstein, draws many of his examples from science achievement tests and explains things clearly in very simple language. The full text is available for free download at the Library Genesis website.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
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  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?