Standard of Education rises through Proper Testing

The standard and testing in the field of education are making immense progress in the western countries comparing to the developing nations. In the West, the testing process in schools, colleges and universities is modern, rational and logical. The test takers are using modern methods to evaluate a student. They take special care about the psychological development of students and put them to test to gauge their inner development through studies.

In the developing nations, tests are taken only to know how much a student is acquainted with a particular subject. The impact of the study of that particular subject in a student’s mind is never tested. As a result, the majority of students gets frustrated with the subjects they are to learn and pins no hope to carry it on any further once they passed the exams.

India has many brilliant professionals in different fields, which they have never studied in schools or colleges. They rise to fame only by self-study. On the other hand, a large number of disillusioned graduates never come to know their inner potential or latent talent.

In the West, special training is imparted to test takers. They are to qualify first for the job. They are to prove first that they were fit enough to evaluate or assess a student. Several psychological and educational instruments have been developed and used by testing professionals to judge and assess the real potential of a student.

Counseling is a modern method of testing students. Developing nations too are resorting to this method to assess the real talent or inclination of student towards a particular subject. The opinion of parents are also sought to know whether their wards are under undue pressure at home to study a particular subject, which has good market value.

The purpose of the entire exercise is to raise the standard of education. Good teachers cannot produce good students if the students have no interest in the subject he is pursuing. The standard of education would rise only when, teachers are good testers and students find themselves fit into that specific test.