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. Do you agree or disagree?

Assessment plays an important role in the learning process. Given the importance of assessing student knowledge, it is essential to consider how to best measure the learning that the institution wants the student to achieve. It

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that conventional test is the only efficient way to gather evidence about students' ability. Effective performance assessments allow students to apply know-how to solve a problem or demonstrate a skill, which will explain

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point of view.

Firstly

, it is crucial that professionals have learned in practice how to act in their field. In my own experience, undergraduates intending to become chemistry would feel more comfortable in their career, learning the distillation process from the alcohol separation in a real distiller,

for example

,

instead

of a paper-and-pencil test.

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procedure could be potentially dangerous if performed for an unprepared operator. Saying that it is very improbable that a formal test could give

this

deep of knowledge.

Secondly

, some skills cannot be evaluated in a short paper-based exam.

For instance

, an information technology course usually requires the student to create a functional program,

such

as a card game, in order to assess their logic and structure.

However

, there is no possibility of evaluating

this

ability in only one hour of testing, making a project necessary.

This

reiterates the importance of using assessments other than the formal ones.