Many people believe that formal 'pen and paper' examinations are not the best method of assessing educational achievement. What is your view of examinations?

Throughout history, schools have been evaluating

students

with written

exams

, and some people strongly advocate that

this

method is the best way of evaluation.

However

, the insufficiency of exam booklets and the diversity among young people should be considered, so I adopt an opposite stance against written

exams

. My statement will be

further

elaborated on in

this

essay. Written

exams

are easily predictable due to their nature. Teachers cannot create a different type of question with the same curriculum, and

this

provides

students

to practice mock tests and get higher scores.

For example

, In Turkey, children might attend private classes before their

exams

and prepare themselves for tests; by doing that, the vast majority of

students

get high scores, but when pupils are asked verbal questions, they cannot answer them.

This

proves that regarding their structures, pen and paper

exams

might not be enough to measure children's success. Another essential point to consider is that young people have various learning skills, which may provide them success in different categories.

For instance

, a youngster with kinesthetic intelligence might achieve higher grades by implementing an experiment. Scientists proved that diversity in learning skills must be considered while preparing for an exam for teenagers.

Moreover

, marking

students

' grades by their strengths might give them a chance to improve

further

.

That is

why schools should offer numerous types of

exams

, not only pen and paper. In conclusion, it can be reiterated that written

exams

are predictable and insufficient to evaluate children.

In addition

, there are other methods to test

students

considering their type of intelligence.

Therefore

, I highly recommend educators consider another approach to measure their

students

' understanding.