A test should judge if you know the underlying concepts Isn't it a bit presumptuous for the student to dictate the criterion of the test like this? It's ofte

A test should judge if you know the underlying concepts Isn't it a bit presumptuous for the student to dictate the criterion of the test like this? It's often easy for students to get underlying concepts, but education could be so much more, and teachers should be free to design tests of something more ambitious than understanding concepts. I understood the basic concepts behind playing the piano at a young age: press the keys with variable force at rhythmic times - not conceptually difficult. But a test designed to determine if I understand that would not measure an ability to apply that material.