[OT] education system [was: Bartosz about Chapel]

[Marco Leise]

Am 11.11.2011, 13:37 Uhr, schrieb Nick Sabalausky <a at a.a>:

> In my school experience (both high school and college), the students who
> were well versed in and heavily focused on rote regurgitation were
> consistently the ones with the best grades, and the ones who where  
> therefore
> considered to be "smart" even though they couldn't have reasoned to save
> their lives. That *needs* to change.

I believe this is understood and deliberate and even more diverse. In  
Bavaria/Germany the rule of thumb for tests is:

reproduction (20%) - Learning years and formulas
reorganization (40%) - Still learned knowledge, but with changed  
parameters. In history, from the European colonies in Africa, create a  
ranking of European influences in Africa
transfer (30%) - Apply a learned method to a new field and knowing which  
method will lead to the goal. For example, knowing the details and  
backgrounds of the French revolution, you can appraise why another one  
failed.
new field (10%) - Find a solution in a new field, just from facts given in  
the test itself.

You see, it is all put into laws and regulations. You get test with 40%  
questions that require some sort of reasoning. :)