Should the intelligence of students be tested by exams?

January 11, 2017 11:25pm CST
Actually I'm confused since i was a child. I don't understand how can someone say he or she is intelligent based on their performance in exam. One can top in exam but is a dumb actually. Other can fail but is actually has so much knowledge. And many of my friends who are actually average in studies are now in better positions than who actually stand out to be toppers. And i donot say that average students are most successful. Here my discussion is not about average and toppers but all about intelligence and examinations. My point is that intelligence cannot be measured on the scale of exam. And success is different to different people. It is uniquely defined for everyone's life.
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@shaynas (5487)
• India
12 Jan 17
An exam can never judge your intelligence, but it is a parameter to test your performance and sincerity at least. If there won't be any exam, many of students won't even complete their courses.
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12 Jan 17
Yeah i agree with you but these days students are forced to complete any one course.. I think it should be individual choice whether to join a course or not. And if he does not Complete any course should not be called nonintelligent.
@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
For me, exams do not test the intelligence of students. Exams are used to measure or to tell if the students really learned the lesson. The score tells if the students listened to the discussion, understand the lesson clearly, or reviewed the lesson prior to the exam.
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• Agra, India
12 Jan 17
What other method can you suggest?
• Agra, India
12 Jan 17
@Nkroy3 but schools have to take a step to analyze students
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12 Jan 17
For me, exams = nothing.
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12 Jan 17
Cool?
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12 Jan 17
@Nkroy3 I'm just saying that exams are bad.
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12 Jan 17
@TheInvisibleMan I agree but not completely because there are people out there who take exams seriously and exams mean a lot to them.
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