Exam result oriented teaching is basically a concept whereby the trainer understands the examination contents really well and takes the students through the coursework, all the whilst holding his/her attention around the idea that the only real target is to make it possible for the individual to obtain superb marks on the examination itself , irregardless of the curriculum contents.
Whilst there exists no disagreeing that this educating strategy achieves the goal of making sure the great bulk of students will score very well at the examinations, one have to question again - is this the right technique to teach our small children?
In reality, the system that comes with an examination outcome oriented strategy of teaching is creating a unrealistic condition of "easy testing." This can cause a pupil who transfers from this academic institution and into one where a far more traditional approach is practiced to flunk miserably because there exists no longer an exceptionally clear and concise knowing of exactly what to expect when it comes time for tests.
In parallel, when a student graduates from high school and enters into college, should they happen to go to a university, or maybe a class, where by examination result oriented teaching is just not the ordinary practice, they are going to find it inevitably more challenging to show good results in that testing environment. Yet, apart from immersing in an exams-oriented teaching environment, students can adopt ways to do well in examinations.
Examination result oriented teaching causes a unrealistic perception of safety as well as confidence in life itself. A student who has been through an examination outcome oriented education isn't going to see how to recover after they have a misstep on an exam; neither do they understand how to study vigorously for any "unknown" of not being able to assert with guarantee that they without a doubt know every one of the solutions to all of the issues in life - er - to each of the questions that could be on the examination.
When the pros are heavily weighted in the benefits for the school; for retention of essential funding and to the all round ease of the cookie-cutter curriculum that gets stale and repeatable, the cons are significantly far more ominous for our little ones who are not learning the invaluable ability of the way to find out on their own, or how to study intensely for anything they want or ought to attain.
When these young people enter the labor force as well as real world they could discover that the utopia they've been used to, this general sense of entitlement, can bring with it a unpleasant epiphany that world is not fair. That life isn't effortless. And the sad thing is, that they are ill-prepared.
This could induce depressive symptoms, confusion, in addition to hopelessness. This could possibly bring about an otherwise ordinary person to really perform sub-par in their careers, and thus make a lifelong path of underachieving; merely because they were never made clear to all through their formative time how to work hard to acquire what they want, instead of needing all the things essentially given to them.
However, it is also entirely possible that the self-confidence that was instilled by a relatively "effortless" education approach helps to give a young adult the confidence to be successful in more demanding predicaments. When presented with an unknown variable, they're going to come to feel confident they can handle it with grace and peace of mind, simply because - after all - they have constantly been in a position to do so.
Consequently, once they enter into the workforce and society as an adult, they are a go-getter, simply because they recognise they can be successful. It's been a proven fact of their entire life till their adult years that they carry with them through out each challenge they encounter in life.
The jury may very well be out over the real effect to society of examination outcome oriented teaching, but it is apparent that we are teaching our little ones a lesson - whether or not it is a positive lesson or a unfavorable lesson may not yet be crystal clear.
Whilst there exists no disagreeing that this educating strategy achieves the goal of making sure the great bulk of students will score very well at the examinations, one have to question again - is this the right technique to teach our small children?
In reality, the system that comes with an examination outcome oriented strategy of teaching is creating a unrealistic condition of "easy testing." This can cause a pupil who transfers from this academic institution and into one where a far more traditional approach is practiced to flunk miserably because there exists no longer an exceptionally clear and concise knowing of exactly what to expect when it comes time for tests.
In parallel, when a student graduates from high school and enters into college, should they happen to go to a university, or maybe a class, where by examination result oriented teaching is just not the ordinary practice, they are going to find it inevitably more challenging to show good results in that testing environment. Yet, apart from immersing in an exams-oriented teaching environment, students can adopt ways to do well in examinations.
Examination result oriented teaching causes a unrealistic perception of safety as well as confidence in life itself. A student who has been through an examination outcome oriented education isn't going to see how to recover after they have a misstep on an exam; neither do they understand how to study vigorously for any "unknown" of not being able to assert with guarantee that they without a doubt know every one of the solutions to all of the issues in life - er - to each of the questions that could be on the examination.
When the pros are heavily weighted in the benefits for the school; for retention of essential funding and to the all round ease of the cookie-cutter curriculum that gets stale and repeatable, the cons are significantly far more ominous for our little ones who are not learning the invaluable ability of the way to find out on their own, or how to study intensely for anything they want or ought to attain.
When these young people enter the labor force as well as real world they could discover that the utopia they've been used to, this general sense of entitlement, can bring with it a unpleasant epiphany that world is not fair. That life isn't effortless. And the sad thing is, that they are ill-prepared.
This could induce depressive symptoms, confusion, in addition to hopelessness. This could possibly bring about an otherwise ordinary person to really perform sub-par in their careers, and thus make a lifelong path of underachieving; merely because they were never made clear to all through their formative time how to work hard to acquire what they want, instead of needing all the things essentially given to them.
However, it is also entirely possible that the self-confidence that was instilled by a relatively "effortless" education approach helps to give a young adult the confidence to be successful in more demanding predicaments. When presented with an unknown variable, they're going to come to feel confident they can handle it with grace and peace of mind, simply because - after all - they have constantly been in a position to do so.
Consequently, once they enter into the workforce and society as an adult, they are a go-getter, simply because they recognise they can be successful. It's been a proven fact of their entire life till their adult years that they carry with them through out each challenge they encounter in life.
The jury may very well be out over the real effect to society of examination outcome oriented teaching, but it is apparent that we are teaching our little ones a lesson - whether or not it is a positive lesson or a unfavorable lesson may not yet be crystal clear.
About the Author:
The author has been teaching for the last 5 years in Singapore, an exams result oriented society. she writes frequently in her blog on taking exams such as O levels and PSLE in Singapore.
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