tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19955853.post6459400988421938817..comments2023-10-30T14:11:00.298+00:00Comments on The Great Simpleton: School tests aren’t damaging pupils, our responses areSimon Fawthrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07519464855839416009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19955853.post-20553432678011753882008-05-14T13:48:00.000+00:002008-05-14T13:48:00.000+00:00But learning exam technique and learning teh subje...But learning exam technique and learning teh subject needn't be mutually exclusive.<BR/><BR/>I remeber when I was about 13 doing levers in physics. I hadn't really followed the work and made a mess of a weekly exam. When the teacher sat down with me he showed me how to answer the question in a logical way that not only explained the subject but taught e how to expelain to an examiner that I know the subject.<BR/><BR/>That was onne of the most valuable lessons I ever had and when I went to to my HND I reckon it was worth between 5% and 10% in every exam.<BR/><BR/>I do accept that just repeitive answering of exam questions isn't good though.Simon Fawthrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519464855839416009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19955853.post-44273496417813015382008-05-14T13:34:00.000+00:002008-05-14T13:34:00.000+00:00Agree. Exams may not be perfect but they are the b...Agree. Exams may not be perfect but they are the best way we have found to date of assessing pupil performance.<BR/><BR/>I used to get frustrated at school, particularly at A-Level, where i found myself being taught how to answer exam questions and 'exam technique' rather than being taught subject. I used to get annoyed with my teachers and told them on several occasions that I wanted to learn the subject, now how to pass the exam. Needless to say I used to get bemused looks!Vindicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966077915620078085noreply@blogger.com