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A test is, by most people's general understanding, is a closed-book, timed, evaluation of competency. A grade is a permanent record of a snapshot-in-time evalu
by vkou 3y ago
A test is, by most people's general understanding, is a closed-book, timed, evaluation of competency.
A grade is a permanent record of a snapshot-in-time evaluation of your understanding of a material.
"Read the chapter, solve the problems in it, we'll go over your work later" is neither a test, nor a grade.
- devbent 3y agoHistorically oral exams were commonly used to test a student's proficiency, but they fell out of favor as the educational system scaled up.