Are Exams A Good Measure of Intelligence?

27-May-24 18:00

Are Exams A Good Measure of Intelligence?

Pause
Embed

The results of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exams are out today, and this got us thinking about the notion of exams and what it means to do well in them. While SPM may be a pivotal moment for students, they are but just one way of measuring success and intelligence. So we ask our listeners what they were like in schools when it comes to exams, and dissect the ways in which we approach and gauge different kinds of intelligence.

Image Credit: Lano Lan, Shutterstock

Produced by: Sharaad Kuttan, Kam Raslan

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan, Kam Raslan

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: education

Tags: education, exams, schools, spm,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) We explore what brand marketing really looks like from the top with Santharuban Thurai Sundaram, CEO, Etika Group of Companies for Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.

12:00 PM

Just For Kicks

(REPEAT) It’s the last JFK show of the season! Join Kam, Myra, Sean and Keesh as they summarise the season.

1:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

(REPEAT) Join Kam and his guests, Zan and Dhanya as they talk about micro-retirement, girls in sports, and mementos.

2:00 PM

Ringgit & Sense

(REPEAT) Ringgit and Sense discuss how you can achieve financial independence, and whether the much-talked-about FIRE method is a realistic way to do it.

2:30 PM

The Property Show

(REPEAT) The Property Show looks at the property market in Johor and what the market is like there.

3:00 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) Gerard Salonga, the conductor at the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra joins Front Row to talk about the upcoming The Godfather Live, happening at the MPO for one night only.

3:30 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) Dr Goh Cha-Chien, together with the Musicians Linkage and Philomusica Society ensembles, pay tribute to our forefathers, through the soaring, stirring power of music via a concert called “Unsung Heroes”.

4:00 PM

Best of Evening Edition

(REPEAT) Think tourism is all food and beaches? Major Jamaluddin introduces us to Malaysian military history tourism, uncovering stories of war, memory, and national identity.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.

PROGRAMMES