Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Tests are important
Tests and quizzes are created by higher authorities and they are made for a reason. Even though tests and quizzes can not measure the amount of knowledge of someone exactly. They are by far, the best and most practical way. Teachers mixes different kinds of tests (multiple choice, filling the blanks, free response, etc)together, to make the test more practical. So that it can measure students' knowledge more accurately. Students can guess on their tests and get good grades, but usually, they have to know their materials to pass. One can not always guesses and gets perfect. Tests are directly over what students learned everyday. So it also serves as reading checks or homework checks for teachers. Tests can check people's understanding of new knowledge, and correct misunderstanding. There need to be a standard for all students. If there is no standardized way to measure knowledge, there is no point of school. Beside personal knowledge, most knowledge are gained from learning (experiences, authority, etc.). These knowledge are mostly facts. For example, 2+2=4, there are no other personal ways to interpret that. If there is no test, teachers won't know if you understood this. Tests are important.
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Just because tests are practical, does that mean tests are the BEST way to measure what someone knows.
If some methods are more accurate but not practical, there is no point of using it. So tests is the best way because it is pretty much accurate and very practical.
So, your saying because the method is "accurate" and "practical" that makes it the best way of measuring what someone knows? That, it doesn't matter if tests are not the best way to measure knowlodge, because no other way comes close to measuring knowlodge in a practical way, making the method invalid.
no, sorry. By saying the "best" way, i don't meant the most accurate way. I'm saying that tests are the best way because it is a combination of many valuable qualities, and no other ways can exceed this combination. Just because some ways are more accurate, or more practical or whatever, it is not the best.
yeah i agree. if something's not practical, then why waste your time? like mr. perkins said, the best way to test people would be to interview each person equally. even this isn't a flawless method, and it sure isn't practical. so we test. end of story.
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