is he trying to say that students should be graded not just on written assesment
By tomitomi
@tomitomi (5429)
Singapore
April 4, 2010 12:16pm CST
my friends' son, 7 years old, has, on many occasions, refused to go to school. no one in the family has actually discovered why this is so. i met him last weekend and realized that he had so many questions which has brought me to think that he is not that abnormal after all. and to my amazement he even had this toy which he made himself and found great joy improving it and playing it for hours. he also talked a lot about the 'not-so-good general ranking' in class that he obtained. and gave a good comparison with the art piece he produced which placed him first. is he trying to say that students should be graded not just on written assessment/examinations but also on projects? i'm baffled. my dear myLotters what do you think?
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8 responses
@MrDollars (454)
• Australia
10 Aug 10
There could be many MANY reasons why a child might not want to attend school. Don't like a certain teacher, getting bullied oh man there is heaps. Best thing to do it talk to the child and get it all fixed soon otherwise it will be hell for him.
$-MrDollars-$
@gsnarayanan (1704)
• India
5 Apr 10
I feel some sort of assessment is essential to understand the capacity of the students. There are different types of tests. However ultimately the written test is also regarded as a tool to evaluate the students. If one starts assessing the students only by practicals and assessment of performance through out the course there is all possibilities of favoritism at one stage or the other. Written examination is only the ultimate answer to assess the students, because here is the possibility of revaluation in case of doubts
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@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
5 Apr 10
hello gsnarayanan.
i believe that written assessment is obviously a must, like what you said. but in my limited view, i believe it is not the only tool. no offence please. projects and probably teamwork in completing the projects should also be considered as part of the overall grading system. no two twins are sometimes alike, i believe, no two persons learn the same way either. anyway, it has been great with your response. thank you and have a nice day ahead :)
@verabear (796)
• Philippines
5 Apr 10
I have read two responses here that I completely agree with. It is true for both kids and adults that some just don't really 'test' well. You will have really smart people failing written exams but do awesome in practical tests or oral reports and such. Because no two brains are wired the same way, we learn differently. I think that traditional schooling and testing is one reason that homeschoolers have for looking for alternative education for their children.
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@khalida (1126)
• India
5 Apr 10
well i think it is high time that the education system checks students as to how much knowledge one has. of course one studies the subject and writes it before the exam but that can also be done by mugging up or learnt just the previous night! which after the exam he/she wouldn't remember. so i think that keeping projects and developing models would actually make them think and they would start weighing their knowledge which is a good thing.
we would know the difference between the hard-worker and the smart worker :)i think education is suppose to make us smart and develop our behaviour etc! :)
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@kimberlyholmes (1)
• United States
6 Apr 10
Having volunteered in my community for many years and coming from a household where education was important, I'd say children--especially in the early grades--should have more outlets to be tested on and that should be combined with the standardized tests. Confidence is a large part of taking a test. My mom was a teacher for 14 years and one thing she would do to prepare me for a test was ensure that I felt good about my skills in general. Did she stress the importance of the test at hand? Yes! She also made sure to give me other outlets to enhance skills the would sharpen my mind for the tests.
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@chiepao (714)
• Philippines
4 Apr 10
Hi tomi, I took some education units and I've learned somehow on how to compute students grades. Their participation in class and also projects has its percentage on how their final grade would come out. Grades aren't based on the written exams alone, though it plays a big part on the whole final grade still there are other class activities that needs to be graded as well. Like for example in a 100%, participation in class would be 10%, project would be 15% quizzes etc would be 25% etc.
They have the same grading system. Hope my reply lightened some of the project grading a bit @happiness16 (48)
• India
5 Apr 10
i think that everyone has some special talent. For some it is arts, some like music, some like math and science. But that does not mean we shouldn't be assessed on topics like maths and science. i think basic knowledge in all these subjects is important. To be precise, the "knowledge" and not the "rank" is important. So even if he is not scoring too well in exams it is okay. Instead more encouragement should be given to him to further develop his talent because that's what is going to help him for the rest of his life!
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