This is the difference between project-based learning and standardized testing. When you learn through projects your ability to apply concepts is tested by the

This is the difference between project-based learning and standardized testing. When you learn through projects your ability to apply concepts is tested by the results you generate, connecting to our intrinsic motivations. Standardized testing is, functionally a disease. Check out “DIY University” to see the effect it has on society long-term. If you think projects can’t be the path to teaching highly abstract disciplines, such as physics, check out “Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman.” “Most Likely to Succeed” is probably the best book written on this topic. I spent 10 years as an edtech entrepreneur. It is hard to overstate the degree to which we have built a Testing system at the expense of an educational one.