Tests, standarized tests

[Absnt]

I don't know why they don't just lie on the test scores, they do about everything else anyway.

Actually, they probably do. They probably bump everyones score up anyway, it's just half of us just write random shit on the tests which really fucks 'em over.

[HeartofShadows]

Absentinsomniac Wrote:I don't know why they don't just lie on the test scores, they do about everything else anyway.

Actually, they probably do. They probably bump everyones score up anyway, it's just half of us just write random shit on the tests which really fucks 'em over.

I wouldn't be surprised.
I heard that chinese test scores are done on a certain way and even intelligent people have a hard time with them.

[Absnt]

Quote:I know china does them a certain way so they can get great test scores to rub in the americunts faces.

Quote:I heard that chinese test scores are done on a certain way and even intelligent people have a hard time with them.

lolwut

[HeartofShadows]

Its hard to explain(had an asian friend in high school for a while).

The tests aren't all really bought intelligence.

There are lots of tricks and ways people can pass them but these tests can also screw over people who study material and the overall intelligent.

Trying to explain but this was from high school.

[Absnt]

Oh I see. So like, they have hints and tricks for people to be able to get higher test scores, but if you are genuinely intelligent and study or whatever it can screw you over sometimes.

[HeartofShadows]

Absentinsomniac Wrote:Oh I see. So like, they have hints and tricks for people to be able to get higher test scores, but if you are genuinely intelligent and study or whatever it can screw you over sometimes.

Yes intelligent people who are have the misfortune to believe in the tests often suffer but those who know how the tests work can easily out pass them to put it bare bones.

[AWOL]

Does anyone remember that Chinese article Gaiyara posted about half a year back? The one about Chinese people taking the tests naked? Man, that was hilarious. Must have been horrible for the guys.

[HeartofShadows]

AWOL Wrote:Does anyone remember that Chinese article Gaiyara posted about half a year back? The one about Chinese people taking the tests naked? Man, that was hilarious. Must have been horrible for the guys.

Yeah they must have been dishonored..

[psychopath]

Had a friend from hong kong that said exactly the same thing, that you need test taking skills and being good at the subject isn't enough.

[AWOL]

It's just a very exaggerated version of Western's society examinations. Being good at the subject will only get you so far, but if you know how the test works you can get 75% without knowing the subject matter.

[polexia]

Its all a way to profit.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/p ... -1/archive

And think about all the money people spend on prep classes, tutors, prep books/tools, etc. They are just ways to take advantage of parents and students that have a need to have their/their childrens validness in society conformed by a piece of paper with percentiles.

[Prince Rilian]

I was reading this book about the SAT once and one thing I remember is said is that the answer will NEVER be something that challenges mainstream american culture, so if there's a choice that says, "supreme court justices are evil poo-poo heads" you can just eliminate that one without even reading the question.

Another thing to look out for is two answer choices that say the exact opposite of each other. If it's just a "which of these is true" question, then you know it's one of those two.

I remember reading in a book by John Holt that tests suck as a way of finding out what someone knows about a subject. Any test will ask such a small sample of what there is to know. I think the example he gave was USA history. He'd never studied it, but if asked, he could probably write several pages on everything he knew about it, just because he's been around and heard things.