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It is only a slight exaggeration to say that any
students who have sufficient endogenous motivation,
pacing, and confidence don't need to come to your
class at all ... they can learn the material straight
out of the book.
If you think that the predominant purpose of the
test is to evaluate the students, then sure, go
ahead, set the median score at 50%.....
But realize that you are paying a high price for
this evaluation. You are probably losing most of
an opportunity to convey information about the
subject matter. What's worse, you are conveying
misleading information about the pacing, providing
negative motivation, and reducing their confidence.
One of the first things I ever did as a teacher
was to assign a hard test. I was thinking about
my needs for evaluation/information. I wasn't
thinking about the students' needs.