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Can't the tests be made to reflect the whole subjects? For example have the math test cover everything that high school math programmes are supposed to teach, s

Can't the tests be made to reflect the whole subjects? For example have the math test cover everything that high school math programmes are supposed to teach, so there's no way to prepare for the test, except to actually teach the whole subject? For example, our general high schools ("gymnasiums") have predefined lists of topics, that sudents will learn there, and the standardized tests basically cover everything. How can you prep for eg. derivatives, except by actually learning and doing derivatives?

SuoDuanDao 5y ago
One needs to learn derivatives at least in the form they'll be on the test. A lot of high school teachers I had were familiar enough with sorts of questions on the standardized tests their classes would be taking that they taught these subjects with an artificially narrow focus, in order to boost our grades compared to other schools. Of course, teachers at those schools no doubt did the same. The result is that a lot of people who studied eg. derivatives would be much less able to apply that knowledge in any environment except the standardised test.