Have you ever wondered about who came up with the idea of sitting for exams and how they were injected into the education system? The first country to implement a nationwide standardised test was ancient china calling it imperial examination. They were established by the Sui Dynasty around 605AD, and they were meant to select suitable candidates for specific governmental positions. It was later on abolished by the Qing Dynasty 1300 years later in 1905, but England had adopted the model in 1806 and was later injected in the education system which further influenced other parts of the world gradually. However, in the US, the founding father of examinations is believed to be Henry A. Fischel who was born on November 20, 1913 and died on March 18,2008. He was an Emeritus professor of Near Eastern languages and cultures at Indiana University. He was an instrumental figure in founding the Jewish studies program and the Indiana university department of religious studies. The French-American academician’s philosophy was based on an examination of two modes of phenomena (exterior and interior) stipulating that a person should examine things very carefully before any conclusion, that is students should be examined academically before making a conclusion that they passed from one grade to another.
