Throughout South Asia, testing and grades have very great importance. It seems that there are major exams every month – so often, in fact, that there is no time for students to learn enough for tests to be meaningful measurements of how much they know
Throughout South Asia, testing and grades have very great importance. It seems that there are major exams every month – so often, in fact, that there is no time for students to learn enough for tests to be meaningful measurements of how much they know To sum up, if exam questions are all about tiny details, rather than understanding the big picture, they encourage teachers and students to memorise information, not to analyse it. Sadly, this does not inspire students to think for themselves. It does not prepare them for the job market. It does not meet the needs of employers who want students with imagination and decision-making power. Ultimately, the country itself suffers because it means that young Bangladeshis cannot compete internationally against students from countries with education systems that challenge the young to think for themselves!
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1. Test: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Class_test.jpg
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2.king: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bones,_molars,_and_briefs_(1903)_(14592172929).jpg
3. Thinking by Rossetti: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti_-_Dante_in_Meditation_Holding_a_Pomegranate.jpg
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