Formal examinations are the only effective way to assess a student's performance. Continual assessment such as course work and projects is not a satisfactory way to do this. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It is often argued that tests

measure

a student's academic

performance

way more accurate than

class

projects and assignments do. Personally, I agree with

this

statement as I believe that exams do a better job in assessing

course

performance

than projects.

Firstly

, exams are

done

produced by a manufacturing process

made

under pressure which makes it a valuable

performance

measurement metric.

In other words

, students are closely monitored and are asked to answer questions within a specific time.

This

means that students should prepare for the exam beforehand and should be

to

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

too

ready to tackle any type of questions from specified topics.

For example

, personally, I would put more hard work and effort for a

course

that has examinations as a criteria to pass the

course

than I would do for a

course

that has

class

projects as a criteria to pass.

This

is why, I believe that all institutions should make it mandatory for learners to go through tests

instead

of projects as a way to

measure

their academic

performance

.

Secondly

, in my opinion, while projects and assignments are necessary for learners, I do not think that they are a valuable metric to

measure

course

performance

. To be more specific, assignments and projects require work to be done out of

class

sessions

such

as researching online.

In addition

, most students tend to get help from seniors who had already taken the

course

or get involved in other kinds of plagiarism activities. One of my friends

for example

, passed his

class

by having his final senior project done by one of his uncles. At the end of the

course

, my friend jokingly said that he had managed to pass the

course

knowing nothing about the content of the

course

.

This

is why I think that examinations should be included in a

course

syllabus as projects alone will not be a valuable tool to

measure

students'

performance

. In conclusion, I firmly believe that tests should be a part of a subject syllabus.

Firstly

, exams are timed and should be done under pressure not knowing anything about the questions, which I think serves as a better tool for assessing

course

performance

. And

secondly

, unlike exams, projects are done outside of the classroom and

this

can lead to plagiarism.