Too much emphasis is placed on testing these days. The need to prepare for tests and examinations is a restriction on teachers and also exerts unnecessary pressure on young learners. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays testing has an extremely prominent place in education. The preparation required for examinations places limits on

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considerable amounts of stress on

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some testing may be necessary to gain a better understanding of what a child has learned, I completely agree that excessive testing is too restricting for

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, it can actually inhibit

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’ learning and potentially be damaging over the long term.

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, with the heavy emphasis placed on exams,

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must teach only to the test. The result of

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is that

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cannot take the time to answer

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’ questions about the content.

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is because there is only time to teach what is going to be in the exam.

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squashes children’s natural interest in subjects. Another point to consider is that studies have shown that any student, regardless of age or subject, needs time to consolidate learning before being tested. A student who is tested too soon may get a low mark which is actually not representative of

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student’s learning. Continual testing,

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, does not take

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account

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’ natural developmental stages.

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, the amount of stress placed on

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to pass all these exams is not healthy. The continual cycle of preparing for a test and taking a test can exhaust and burn out even the most motivated student.

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is particularly dangerous when pupils are still young. It

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removes the natural joy that comes from learning for both

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and

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when exams are constantly looming over their heads. In conclusion,

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a certain amount of testing will always be required at schools, I firmly believe that the current emphasis placed on tests is unnecessary and could have

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negative effects on

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