The discussion regarding how to examine
students
is certainly a difficult one and has not yet been settled. A new
format
of evaluation has emerged and sparked the debate on whether the educational system should implement it or not.
This
essay will shed light on the negative aspects of the traditional exams, as well as portray why I believe that a continuous
format
is much more beneficial.
To begin
with, let us start with the disadvantages of the current method.
Firstly
, traditional exams have been the same for the past century. While everything else in society has been progressing and advancing, our school system seems to be stuck in time.
This
argument alone should suffice to support a change,
however
, consider
also
the stress the current
format
of evaluation places on
students
. To illustrate
this
, recent studies have shown that kids become overly stressed during exam week. By concentrating all of the tests in the same timeframe a huge burden is placed on the shoulders of our children, which could lead to psychological issues.
To
furthermore
support
this
new trend, let us discuss its positive aspects. To start, a better quality of assessment is certainly guaranteed. By having
this
examination happen continuously, a much more accurate view is obtained when compared to the current way.
For instance
, most Brazilian schools have exams every three months, which is
such
a long timeframe that
students
may get lower grades due to having already forgotten part of what was learned at the beginning of the period.
Moreover
, the new way allows a quicker and more effective response of teachers and parents. To exemplify, with the traditional test methods tutors can only know that a child is having a poor performance after the exam, which could take 2-3 months. If the new
format
of testing was in place a much faster identification of bad performance would be possible,
thus
allowing teachers to help the kid in need.
To conclude,
this
matter is certainly much more complex than it
initially
seems, but some strong arguments were presented in favour of the new educational assessment method. I believe that a change is already due, not only because the current way is very outdated, but
also
because it improves the quality of evaluation.
Finally
, governments should bring
this
topic into the discussion and consider changing it as soon as possible to benefit our
students
.