In the modern world there is a movement away from written exams to more practical assessment. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of this trend.

In the 21st century testing practical

knowledge

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of students becomes more and more important, while

written

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writing

, and often more theoretically-based forms of

assessment

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,

such

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as written examinations, are rapidly losing their popularity.

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of all, proponents of practical

knowedge

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

knowledge

examination claim that in the current world skills that can be directly applied to solve some

techical

of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill

technical

problems are more important than an understanding of how to resolve an issue in practice, as it gives people life-needed

knowledge

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.

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, for engineers or

data scientists

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data, scientists

,

for example

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, practical

assessment

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is absolutely essential

becase

for the reason that; on account of

because

they should be able to apply the

knowledge

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that they gained during

studing

social or financial or professional status or reputation

standing

studding

to the real-life situations and get feasible results.

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Opponents

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on the other hand

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, suggest that written examination should continue to be an essential part of education as it is the fastest and the most accurate way of testing someones

knowledge

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and their ability to utilise critical and innovative thinking.

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, written

assessment

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is a good way of developing comprehensive writing skills for people, structuring their thoughts and expressing themselves in an orderly manner. All in all, practical

assessment

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is

undoubtely

without doubt; certainly

undoubtedly

gaining more and more popularity nowadays and is becoming an important source of student

evaluation but,

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evaluation, but

nevertheless

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, classical written exams continue to be an essential part of any curriculum and teach students some important skills that could not be acquired

solemly

without any others being included or involved

solely

through practice.