My son he is intelligent he knows everything , but in exams he doesn't do well, why?

Answer 1

Some people just cant handle the stress of tests. There are excercises that can help him handle the stress of a test. Talk to the school guidance councilor.

Answer 2

I would be curious on age/grade.

I am a high school math teacher, and I get this excuse all the time. I don't know the age of your son, but in high school, kids will profess to "know everything", because they adequately copy their homework from other sources, and get a large percentage of their grades on homework.

Then of course, they tank the exams, because they don't know everything. In my classes, exams carry a significant weight...so a student who doesn't know the material won't pass...or will get very, very poor grades...and likely won't move on to the next class without remediation.

By the time high school rolls around, I have to tell parents to get over the whole test anxiety issue, because tests will never stop. They need them to get into college, to pass college, graduate school, trade school, civics test, etc. It's not something to avoid, so stop making excuses, study well for the tests, and the student should do good.

That's what I tell high school parents.

If your kid is younger, seek counseling. This type of thing shouldn't be an issue, but maybe there is some anxiety there. You will want him to grow out of that as quickly as possible.

Lots of practice tests I suppose. You could talk to the counselors about getting an IEP drawn up so that your boy has extra time or something on exams, if he has a proven problem.

Good luck!

Answer 3

He should practice taking exams. Writing an exam is an entirely different exercise than studying or doing homework -- an exam involves significant time pressure, stress, fatigue, etc. Give your son practice tests with questions from the text book or make them up yourself. Time him, and give him a full length test that lasts the same amount of time as his class period. The more practice tests he takes, the better he will get at writing exam answers.

Good luck to both of you & remember that grades aren't everything and sometimes mediocre grades are just the incentive you need to become something extraordinary. Keep congratulating your son for his many successes!!

Answer 4

His learning style may be different. He may need to study differently or in a different environment. Not all kids learn the same. However, teachers tend to teach the same methods to most children.
Speak to his teacher directly, speak to his principal and the student counselor. There may be a reason you aren't aware of that is causing problems with his testing. Does he do his homework? Is he serious and disciplined about his school work?
Do you play an active roll in his learning? Help him with his home work? Set up study times at home etc etc. This is only a few of the possibilities. You are going to have to be more active in his daily school life in order to get to the bottom of things.
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/schoolage/schoolperformance.html
http://www.fdale.com/Schools/homework.htm
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/schoolperformanceproblems/School_Performance_Problems.htm
Here are just a few sites I found.
Don't get discouraged, get involved and figure it out. It will be the best thing you could do for him.

Answer 5

It's called "Test Freeze" or "Brain Freeze". He freezes up when it comes to tests. Ask the teacher if he/she can give him an oral exam instead. Most teachers will if they believe it is a problem.

Good Luck!

:)

Answer 6

excuse me, but no body knows everything, but I don't think your son has a big problem. Probably he doesn't think that a test it is very important, therefore he uses his capacity in the things he considers important, talk to him about society's rules, let him Know that the only way of change is to follow them for a while.

Answer 7

Your son is going through what kids go through they are persured and knowing they have to pass. since your son is smart he is probably thinking he has to pass his exams but his problem he is thinking to much. tell him he has to relax and not worry but to try and to concentrate and totry like any other one of his work, and i am sure he will pass his exams.

Answer 8

He might just blank out in a test environment. Or he doesn't know how to apply his knowledge correctly to answer the question being asked.

Answer 9

because he doesn't exam well.Nether do I.
Some people are like that.I don't worry about it.it did not stop of getting 2 college degrees

Answer 10

he gets nervous, alot of people get like that