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Originally Posted by Flickered Flame
Perhaps standardized tests in grade 12 are appropriate but the stress that these tests create for teachers and students in grades 3, 6 and 9 are completely inappropriate.
And maybe for the grade 12 level exams, a weighting of 50% is not necessary. I also think post secondary institutions should reconsider entrance procedures.
Really for me it boils down to the fact that we need to move away from these 200-300 teaching models and move into the now. Students should not be compared with each other, there maybe exceptions, it should be about each individual student and what each of those students can achieve.
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The Grade 9 test, I feel, is important, due to the segregated nature of high school classes (i.e. pure math vs. applied math vs. math 14). And how do track school performance without standardized testing? How do you ensure consistent grading across the system? Students should not be compared to each other? Of course they should. How else do you figure out where to allocate post-secondary resources?
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Originally Posted by Flickered Flame
If standardized tests continue, what will happen is that teachers will just close their doors and teach to the test rather than trying to develop critical thinking skills in students.
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Couldn't you make critical thinking part of the test?