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

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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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 higher
.
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Therefore
, results are not objective.
In addition
, not all
students
 have
the
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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
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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
to be
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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 become ‘test wise’ We have to bear in mind that not being able to pass outdated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.
For
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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.
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