Formal examinations are the only effective way to assess a student's performance. Continual assessment such as coursework and projects is not a satisfactory way to do this. Do you agree or disagree?
It is commonly known that
students
need to pass exams
to prove that they are ready to move to the next
grade. We have noticed that the procedures of assessing students
' skills
develop into new styles and techniques just to meet students
’ needs. I strongly agree with the new methods of assessing students
’ performance which is the continual assessment for some reasons. pupils might be talented in a field that does not meet in formal exams
. as well as formal exams
sometimes are not reasonable because of the amount of information that a student should cover to pass it.
First
of all, the number of students
is enormous and each one of them is special in some way. one systematic way cannot fit all of them. for instance
, a student who is smart in music might lack the basic skills
needed to pass the math test. Furthermore
, applying for formal exams
that require certain skills
will be an injustice for many students
who are talented in totally different subjects. We cannot test a fish for flying skills
. It is simply unfair exams
if they will not put into their consideration the differences in students
' abilities.
secondly
, formal exams
must of the time
cover a very large amount of knowledge. Change the verb form
timing
As a result
, students
should memories all of the information. this
requires time and effort for something that might not be used even in real life
. For example
, why it is necessary for students
to study the multiplication table while in the future they will use an electronic calculator to add or subtract, and why they need to memorise the correct spelling for tons of words while in the practical life
they can use spelling checker on computers. on the other hand
, continual assessment can clearly reveal on
Change preposition
apply
students
’ skills
and abilities for practical life
.
To conclude, the new technics to assess students
like coursework and projects are more effective to meet students
' differences. Actually with the development of life
people tend to discover new methods to make their life
much better. Above all, continual assessment meets students
' needs and expose
their talents.Correct subject-verb agreement
exposes
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