Attitude is as important as knowledge in a test situation. To what extent do you agree?

Students react in different ways to different pressures,

however

, for many people examinations and tests are a time of nervousness and panic. It is here that it could be argued that these kinds of assessments are not a true

test

of a subject, but of the candidate’s character, a point of view I will now consider. Candidates taking a

test

with no understanding of the subject are unlikely to do very well. Without understanding what they are being asked to respond to, they are forced to rely only on common sense, presenting an answer that may be correct. In comparison with studious and prepared candidates, it is obvious that the latter would perform better.

However

, a counter argument can be made by considering nervous candidates who have little confidence.

Such

people could find themselves sitting in the

test but

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test, but

unable to organise any of their thoughts, finding that the time allotted for the

test

has gone before having time to write more than a few lines. Now compare the candidates who have written fluency and at length with candidates who have managed only a few lines, and it becomes considerably more difficult to assess whether attitude is as important as knowledge. Candidates with a confident attitude and others with knowledge of the subject being tested

consequently

have the possibility of attaining a similar grade. Overall,

therefore

, what is needed in a

test

situation is a balance between the two, in which the information gleaned from studying is balanced with a positive and organised approach to the

test

itself.