One fact I have learned over the years I have been teaching is that tests should not be the only way to judge whether a student has learned the course material. I teach mathematics at the developmental level. The vast majority of my students have "math anxiety". They feel and/or have been told they can not do the work. Given a test, it becomes self-fulfilling. They have been told they can't do it so they show they can't do it. Instructors need to look beyond tests. We need to have students show their competency in any method that is usable for that student. Have others found this true in other subject areas?