Formal exams are used to assess students at the end of each semester in many countries. Why are these exams used by schools and universities? What other types of assessment are possible?

In many nations, academic

institutions

challenge their

students

based on assessments like written

exam

forms to evaluate

students

' ability at the end of every semester.

Nevertheless

, in my perspective, I believe that

institutions

should consider other practices that can be implemented,

such

as presentation, practice by internship, and group assignment. In some countries, schools and universities implemented written appraisals to evaluate the

student

's capability at the end of every term or semester, one of the reasons to know how far the

student

can understand the subjects.

For example

, in the Abingdon School in the United Kingdom, chemistry teachers constantly evaluate

students

' understanding via written questions. While the

students

got the worst grade, around 0-70, they must take a remedial class or be added to the additional class in the summer season.

As a result

, many

students

put a significant effort to pass the

exam

to vacation without being disturbed. Related to the

last

thing, a

student

's goal changed to a precise pass with a minimum score and can vacation in peace. Even though, the

subject

learning outcome of making sure

students

understand the

subject

and improve every

subject

's skill like presentation, practice by internship, and group assignment.

This

issue may have occurred because of an inaccurate assessment method, and maybe academic

institutions

can match each

exam

to every section of the

subject

.

For instance

, the public speaking class at the University of Manchester doing a presentation practice to see the college

student

's skill in that

subject

is more compatible than other

exam

models. So, it can match the actual working environment. To summarize, Formal exams are fundamental to measure

students

' ability.

However

, academic

institutions

have to adapt each

exam

model to the teaching

subject

.

In addition

, the school or universities have to consider another alternative method to measure and improve the

student

's skill.