There seems to be an increasing trend towards assessing students through exams rather than continual assessment. What are the advantages and disadvantages of exams as a form of assessment?

Nowadays, the practice of assessing

students

through

exams

instead

of frequent tests are increasing.

Although

examinations provide a stress-free environment to study, it may make

pupils

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lose interest in their studies. In my opinion, an examination can cause more drawbacks than beneficial effects on

students

.

To begin

with, one of the reasons to evaluate

pupils

by means of examination is to deliver a peaceful mind to read their

subjects

. If

students

are stress-free, they could be able to perform very well in

exams

, which in turn assist them to excel in their academics.

For instance

, a survey conducted in Germany has proved that stress plays a pivotal role in degrading

students

performances.

Furthermore

, examinations yield the

students

with enough time to prepare the

subjects

that could aid them a better understanding of

subjects

.

Therefore

,

exams

could provide a soothing environment that would help them to concentrate on

subjects

effectively.

On the other hand

, some

students

may get bored of reading without any regular assessments. In contemporary times, the

pupils

are immensely attracted to the things which keep them excited as games. When schools provide surplus time to study without any motivation or thrill elements,

students

would take it as an easy one and does not read properly. To illustrate, a study conducted by a teacher committee showed that

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compared with continual assessment nearly 30% of

pupils

performance has reduced significantly due to the grams.So, that would impose huge risk in the development of a country in all professional sectors in future.

Thus

,

pupils

assessed by examination may pose an obstacle to them in achieving their dreams. In conclusion, even though there are some merits of conducting examinations rather than regular tests, the demerit of

pupils

careless behaviour towards their

subjects

outweighs the benefits of

exams

.

Hence

, continual valuation is more beneficial when compared with periodic evaluation.