Many people believe that formal 'pen and paper' exaninations are not the best method of assessing educational achievement

Examinations

have always been used to assess

students

’ knowledge. Some people argue that ‘pen and paper

examinations

are not the best to evaluate people's academic abilities.

First

of all, I believe that traditional

exams

have some advantages as well as

disadvatages

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disadvantages

. Testing scholars help them to move from one academic stage to the other. Some

students

feel more responsible and do their best to achieve the best grade.

Examinations

show how much each learner has consumed the academic materials.

Nevertheless

, traditional

examinations

do not match

individual’s

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skills. Some

students

feel anxious when they sit

exams

.Some learners are better at verbal performance rather than doing tests. If it is required to express ideas in written form

then

the

students

with messy or sloppy handwriting cannot get satisfactory grades. I believe

this

approach is unjust and all

students

’ skills and abilities must be taken into account while testing them.

Furthermore

, cheating in

exams

is undeniable. Traditional exam questions mainly

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of multiple questions. So whoever can cheat

score

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scores

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higher

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Therefore

, results are not objective.

In addition

, not all

students

have

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level of interest in certain subjects. Having their knowledge tested in the field that they are less keen on makes them feel under pressure. ‘Pen and Paper

examinations

create

stressful

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environment. In order to be

succesful

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successful

in

exams

students

participate in rote learning and memorize curriculum materials. Learners who are better at cramming pass

exams

. There is no doubt that traditional

exams

lead to practical skills

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neglected and

students

become ‘test wise’ We have to bear in mind that not being able to pass outdated

exams

is not a sign of being a failure.

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the most famous business magnate and

sowtware

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software

developer Bill Gates dropped out

his

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university as he could not achieve satisfactory test results.

Therefore

. I strongly

beileve

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believe

taht

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that

conventional

exams

are not capable of discovering

students

’ “hidden skills”

Finally

, to have less

preassure

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pressure

on

students

,

exams

must be reduced in number and

then

removed

completetly

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completely

eventually.