since school comes into being， the test standard has been used to appraise performance of students. so far it is still being used， which may suggest that actually there are some advantages in it. however， it is also highly possible that the test standard is a not ideal way to find out what students have learned and what they haven't. most school is still using it just because there is no better method to replace it.
in my opinion， the following three points are the critical flaws in the test standard.
one of the most harmful effects on the test method is that it will force us to study just for passing tests， not for acquiring knowledge especially in china. obviously the final object of education is making us intellective by learning more knowledge. while the test is only a way to examine the level of students' studies， it has been deteriorated to a sifter deciding the fate of students. why can it be called a terrible sifter？ now in the tests， which de