Testing a students intelligence will always be a losing battle, because most students do not retain information or test the same. I honestly believe there is no RIGHT way to test a students intelligence or knowledge of a subject. With that being said, I do not believe that standardized tests are the ideal way.
As a teacher to be it breaks my heart that we decide how knowledgeable and intelligent students are by a standardized test. No teacher wants to teach to a test. Me, personally, I want to teach to impact lives and see my students grow in their own individual ways through education. Education is not a one size fits all kind of thing. Not all students learn the same, not all students are ideal testers. Every student is an individual, that holds their own individual strengths and weaknesses.
The standardized tests we use are one size fits all and clearly do not rightfully test students of their knowledge or intelligence. They rather test a student on memorization and testing skills. I'm sorry, but testing skills and memorization do not measure how smart a child is. Which many students lack due to testing anxiety, or learning disabilities. So this post is like you said a nice move in the right direction, and I look forward to even more nice moves in the right direction to change the standardized test or give alternatives to the standardized tests.
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