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?

Many societies around the world believe that formal examinations are the best

way

to know a

student

's

performance

and

ability

in their studies. But they speak that continual assessments

such

as coursework and homework are not a perfect

way

to replace them. In my opinion, continual assessments

such

as coursework and project are not a satisfactory

way

to evaluate students.

Teachers

and parents around us believe that formal examinations like mid-term exams and final exams are the only

way

to know students'

ability

to do their life work. But some insist that it is not the only

way

to assess a

student

's

performance

.

For example

, most elderly

teachers

agree that formal examination is the only

way

to assess a

student

's

ability

so they hold an exam to evaluate their children and young

teachers

believe that it is not the only

way

to evaluate them. But there is an advanced

way

to assess a

performance

these days. In Korea, there is a course named "evaluating each other". Each peer in a classroom can evaluate the others. They can classify each other with the predicted score, A, B, C and D. After scoring classmates, explain the reason is necessary.

Teachers

will make a final decision to score them after "evaluating each other" is finished. In conclusion, classifying a

student

's

ability

with formal examinations is not a perfect

way

to assess a

student

's

performance

, and continual assessments

such

as coursework, project and homework cannot replace it. The best

way

to assess each

student

's

performance

is using the "evaluating each other". Each classmate can motivate themselves by evaluating each other.