[inglorian]

I'm not sure...in your parent post, you mentioned being "accurate to life" as an important measure. While subjective, verbal examinations (and all the possible unfairness they entail) can be significantly more true to life (in the real-world, post-school sense) than the multiple-choice/short-answer tests that are common today.

"Objective" tests are best for only the very few things that can be "objectively" measured. Often, they succeed only in rewarding mediocrity and parroting.

[mattmaroon]

How does a math test, or a history test, or an SAT reward mediocrity or parroting?

[Raphael]

You parrot the practice tests.

[mattmaroon]

That's not a good strategy since the questions are different.

[yters]

I boosted my SAT scores 100 point with practice tests, by getting a sense of how the questions were written.

[Raphael]

Does the phrase "plug and chug" mean anything to you?