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?

Some people are of the opinion that conducting examinations is the only

way

of evaluating

student

's capabilities, whereas others believe that there are alternate ways of doing so like assignments and projects. In my opinion, schools and universities should be encouraged to abandon formal

exams

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various reasons including rising stress levels among the young generations. In the

first

place, it cannot be denied that tests are definitely a

way

to check

student

's knowledge and ability to retain information.

For example

, having

exams

at regular intervals ensures that children take their studies seriously and make an effort to learn whatever is being taught to them in classes by their professors.

Therefore

, it helps them to improve their learning abilities.

In addition

to

this

, students learn how to perform effectively under pressure. For these reasons, some folks still regard examinations as important and

hence

support the view that these should not be eradicated from

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curriculum.

On the other hand

, there are people who are not in favour of formal

exams

and feel that these should be replaced by

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and projects. Some students come under a lot of stress as their test dates approach that it affects their health in an adverse manner.

Moreover

, they are unable to perform well on the test day because of nervousness and anxiety. They feel that if they are unable to achieve good scores, they will not be

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able to do well in life.

For instance

, a research study shows that 5

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of the students who fail in board

exams

in India become so depressed that they commit suicide and end their precious lives.

Therefore

, overall educational authorities should take these facts into consideration and acknowledge the fact that continual

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assessment

through assignments can

also

be a sole

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for grading a

student

's performance. To conclude, it is true that no doubt

exams

are an easier and traditional

way

to judge

student

's abilities and intelligence

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, but the idea that they are the only

way

of doing so is

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completely

preposterous. Other measures

also

exist to evaluate pupil's performance like course work and assignments which are

absoultely

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absolutely

satisfactory. In my opinion,

exams

should be banned in the near future.