Rethinking Tests: Beyond Grades to Real Understanding
I started a new experience recently that have taught me more than I expected about exams and tests. I mean, I've been writing tests and exams all my school life but I didn't…
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"A " IN SCHOOL "F" IN REAL LIFE __WEEK236(ED1)
Let me be honest with you guysss. Are exams really a measure of intelligence or just a test of memory huhhhh? For me, it is just memory. 90% cram and 10% fear of failing. I am…
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We are more than a grade [EN/PT]
We can say that exams are one of the oldest ways we have found to try to measure someone's knowledge. From an early age, we learn that studying means preparing for a test…
IT NEVER PREPARES YOU
The fact still remains that the conventional school system never prepares us for the real world. This is why we have educated geniuses working for companies and the average…
Exams Don't Make You Smart. But They Still Matter.
If exam scores were what really determined our future, then a lot of bright students wouldn't be holding out their first-class certificates, hustling for a job to at least…
EXAMS: A TEST OF INTELLIGENCE OR MEMORY?
This prompt question is one I actually find really interesting, probably because of the fact that I was once a student and now I presently work as a teacher. And one thing I've…
The Answer I Could Not Remember
"Your time is up everyone. Stop writing" The invigilator supervising one of the exams I wrote then said this from the middle of the hall, while a lot of people obeyed the…
Are Exams Really a True Measure of Intelligence?
Going to school, exams, and tests have been part of the curriculum and a way to evaluate the students at the end of the term. So whether you like it or not, you will have to read…
Not Everyone Is Good at Exams, and That's Okay
From childhood till we grow up, we keep giving exams of some kind or the other. When we are small children, we give exams in school. When we grow a little older, we give exams in…
The Pressure That Makes Us Read
Students who are not studious, who do not show up in class nor take their studies seriously, hate tests and…
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