The students in a history class were given a quiz at the end of a lesson about the U.S. government. The class average was 52% for the quiz.

While curving the quiz scores might temporarily inflate students' grades, it does not address the underlying issue of comprehension. If students did not understand the material, simply raising their scores would not prepare them for future lessons or assessments on the same topic.

Teaching about state and local governments shifts the focus away from the original topic of the U.S. government. This approach would not resolve the students' difficulties with the content they were recently taught, as it introduces a new subject instead of reinforcing the existing material.

Using an exit ticket may provide insight into students' understanding at the end of a lesson, but it does not effectively address the gaps in knowledge revealed by the quiz results. Exit tickets typically assess knowledge on a day-to-day basis rather than providing the necessary review and reinforcement of previously taught concepts.