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?
Nowadays, educational institutions have their own approach to assess
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Convincing arguments can be made that continual evaluation has manifold benefits. Linking Words
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students
can demonstrate their proficiency during the semester, rather than an hour-long formal test. More specifically, if undergraduates fail one project they still have a chance to improve the final results. Use synonyms
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, undergraduates feel very nervous before a formal test, because they might fail and neglected by others for their "intellectual abilities". Linking Words
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, nerves can adversely affect their performance and Linking Words
additionally
, cause various mental issues. Linking Words
For example
, in South Korea, many high school graduates commit suicides after exams, which has already become a national issue. It can be seen that formal tests are quite limited.
To sum up, I would concede that formal examinations help to assess undergraduates quickly and require less effort from teachers. Despite that, I believe that Linking Words
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formal exams should be only one part of the assessment system.Linking Words
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