Students tend to avoid answering oral questions in class. Students have difficulty with essay-type tests. Teachers struggle with writing critical-thinking questions. Teachers tend to write test questions the night before a test. It also requires an understanding of the test-construction guidelines common to the different types of test questions.
Agreement is based on trust.
When the teacher and the student trust each other, each is encouraged to do more. Test accountability requires a teacher and a student to measure learning on the basis of the testing process. Both the teacher and the student work together to achieve a common goal-the acquisition and application of knowledge. The process starts with a teacher who knows his subject, a teacher who motivates his students to learn, and a teacher who communicates what is to be learned in an understandable and applicable way. The student must assume his role in the accountability process by learning the subject content presented in class and displaying his knowledge by performing well on tests and quizzes.