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Formal exams are used to assess students at the end of each semester in many countries. Why are these exams used by schools and universities? What other types of assessments are possible?

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In most of the countries, students are assessed at the end of every
semester
, through formal examination. These examinations are carried out in order to measure their learning
progress
 and determine their particular academic levels. Other kinds of assessments that can be used are; module system, daily
progress
 reports, assignments and their timely completion. Most of the schools and universities take academic examinations, at the end of every
semester
, to know about the current academic position and the
progress
 made by students, so far in the course of time- since it is very important for many stakeholders. They need to keep a track of their students, so that they let the parents know about their
children
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child's
children's
 academic development.
For instance
, schools which share the results of students
to
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with
 parents, ninety percent of these students have a successful
carrier
the particular occupation for which you are trained
career
 later on in their future. It is for these reasons that conventional examinations are widely used in teaching institutions. Formal essays aren’t the only way to measure student’s performance. There are varieties of ways to judge the outcomes that aren’t ‘formal’ per
se
.
Instead
 of writing exams, students could have, at the end of
semester
,
interview
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an interview
 where they share their knowledge. One of the best assessments that I had at university, involved me creating a portfolio of writing.
This
 was less ‘
formal
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formally
’ yet an excellent way for me and my professor to evaluate their level of understanding. All around the world schools and universities take formal examinations every
semester
. Schools and universities must Endeavour to monitor the
progress
 of their students and formal examination is one way of doing
this
. In spite of all ubiquity of a formal assessment, there are other much more varied and sometimes creative ways to examine
students
Suggestion
the students
.
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