問題詳情
第二篇： Some communities have decided to base evaluations of teachers on students’ test scores. It will be theseevaluations that determine how much teachers will be paid. I don’t think this is a very good idea for several reasons. First of all, if teachers’ salaries are going to be based on how much students learn, then some teachers will startto teach their students only what they need to get high test scores. This means that students will miss out on a lot ofeducation that can’t be measured on a test. For instance, one of the best methods to help students understand a subjectis encouraging them to discuss it. A common practice is to divide the class into groups, have each group discuss thesubject, and then have them report back to the whole class. This kind of shared learning can lead to a fullunderstanding. It also teaches students how to discuss and debate ideas. However, it doesn’t supply facts to show offon a test. Another problem with basing teachers’ salaries on how much their students learn is that teachers may ignorestudents who have learning difficulties. Some students are slower learners than others and need more individualattention. If a teacher is worried about tests, he may feel he has to push the majority of the students to cram facts.That effort will take all his time. He won’t be able to help the less able students. It’s true that there are teachers who experience “burnout” after many years teaching and just don’t care howmuch their students learn. Basing their salaries on their students’ test scores may improve their efforts. However, it’snot fair for the majority of teachers. They deserve and need to be judged by other criteria.
【題組】46. What is the issue discussed in the passage?
(A) How teachers can best promote their students’ academic performance.
(B) Whether teachers’ salaries are associated with students’ moral.
(C) Whether teachers should be paid based on students’ test scores.
(D) Why teachers should get paid based on evaluations.
參考答案
答案：C
難度：適中0.694444
統計：A(17),B(26),C(150),D(23),E(0)