Why am I passing homework but failing quizzes?
Software-assisted homework completion often creates a false sense of security, masking a gap in actual conceptual understanding that leads to failing quizzes and exams. This makes smart students appear to test poorly and puts them at risk of failing despite doing well on daily assignments.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Ask yourself the 'why' behind correct homework answers and practice explaining the underlying processes to a classmate.
- 2Studying with them or tutoring
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Both my kids, 10f and 8m, are having the same issue at school.”source ↗
“My kids are smart and have a good grasp on the material.”source ↗
“They just test badly.”source ↗
“Now they are at risk of failing because of it.”source ↗
“I’m in college for accounting, I’m currently taking financial accounting 1 and I’m doing good on the homework but I’m not passing my quizzes and I’m worried because my exam is coming up…. Any advice ?”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
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- 3How to grade open-ended assignments and tests faster
- 2How to comfort a high schooler who tries hard but gets bad results
- 4Exam results missing and incorrectly marked as a no-show