"but i think that at the most basic level that rather than have people progress by age, they progress by knowledge levels
mastery of a subject lets a person continue on at their own pace"
Though you have a rather splendid suggestion, there is a significant issue that cannot be disregarded.
Standardization is based solely on population educational sample analysis. Since each individual varies significantly in terms of characteristics/capabilities, this is actually quite limited in effectiveness.
Thus, the entire process of standardization offers significant exclusion of individuality. If individuality is limited, students may have their knowledge gauged/taught in a manner which is inappropriate for them.
An individual with a learning disorder involving abstraction should not be gauged in exactly the same manner as a overachieving mathematics student.
It is very unlikely to be implemented correctly, given the inherent limitations of education. |