‘Teachers teach to the test.’ This old slogan is very true, so if examinations just require factual knowledge, this is what will be taught and rote memorisation will be all. However, if the process...

‘Teachers teach to the test.’ This old slogan is very true, so if examinations just require factual knowledge, this is what will be taught and rote memorisation will be all. However, if the process and quality of thinking is assessed, this is what will be taught. The only way to deliver ‘thinking schools’ is to assess thinking skills and dispositions directly.