Social media activist and politician Reno Omokri have something for students who consider themselves to be a failure after failing an exam.
According to him, they are not, as examinations are not truly the best way to test for intelligence. He stated that exams are just meant to test one’s memory and should not be used as a yardstick for success.
He wrote:
Exams are a test of memory, not a test of intelligence. Read to pass your exam but don’t think you are unintelligent because you fail. Dont think you are better than those who failed. You might actually end up working for a classmate who failed
Exams are a test of memory, not a test of intelligence. Read to pass your exam but don't think you are unintelligent because you fail. Dont think you are better than those who failed. You might actually end up working for a classmate who failed #FreeLeahSharibu #RenosNuggets
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 5, 2020
But it appears as if some of his followers on Twitter have other opinions on the subject. A man identified as Austin believes exams are both a test of memory and of intelligence, as some examination questions are set to determine once analytical capacity.
I think exam is a test of both. If exams were just about memory, there wouldnt be that critical and analytical dimensions in exams. Sometimes, an examiner is testing your ability to be analytical or critical on an issue than your ability to just memorize…
I think exam is a test of both. If exams were just about memory, there wouldnt be that critical and analytical dimensions in exams. Sometimes, an examiner is testing your ability to be analytical or critical on an issue than your ability to just memorize…
— Dr. Austine (@austine_2008) January 5, 2020
But in this part of the world (Nigeria) exams is not about testing one's ability to be analytical or critical on an issue because the examiner will expect u to write whatever answer the same way he/she taught it in class so won't you say ur ability to memorize is being treated ?
— Zach (@I_am_Zach_) January 5, 2020
