Schools and colleges tend to gauge the ability of their students with the help of their grades. But assessing a student’s ability and intelligence merely by looking at the grades is not a suitable way to perceive things. Grades can help in getting an idea about a student’s range of understanding but they cannot help in slotting students about their level of intelligence or ability.
Since our education system is like that, a student may be good in solving math problems than to memorize history facts. Actually, it all would depend on how the assessments and tests are taken. Taking grades in isolation to gauge the ability or capability of students is going to be an altogether wrong approach.
Experts are of opinion that mere grades must not be the parameter of gauging. Many other aspects of students should also be taken into consideration, such as his IQ and life skills.