Our new Q&A is on the morality of grading by test results, so a blog post to preface our discussion:
What is the goal of academic testing?
It seems likely that the goal is to assess retention. Supposedly, a student spends his time within a classroom learning various tidbits of information, largely irrelevant factoids. The goal of a test is then to assess how many of these facts he can remember and adequately regurgitate.
What is the goal of education?
The goal of education is to help students become more autonomous and intelligent individuals by instilling within them a passion for learning knowledge and acquiring skills.
Question: How, if they do, with the above teloi or goals, do tests aid in education?
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