Many people believe formal pen-and-paper examinations are not the best methods of assessing educational achievement. What is your view of the examination?

Nowadays, the best way to evaluate

people

's

ability

and skills is by taking exams, which is taken in ‘pen & paper’

exam

in most academic institutes. In

this

regard, some

people

believe that the traditional

method

of ‘pen & paper’ examinations are no longer an effective

method

for educational evaluation, and it is possible to replace it with more academic and precise methods. In

this

essay, we will discuss the examinations and two different ways of taking them.

Firstly

, the most common way to take an

exam

is a ‘paper & pen’ examination. In

this

exam

model, after studying a subject, a

person

must answer a number of questions about that on paper at a certain time. In my opinion, the possibility of error seems to be high in

this

method

, because one can easily cheat in the

exam

or even just memorize and answer without learning

however

doing assignments would be more suitable for evaluating students’ skills and abilities.

In addition

, a lot of paper is used for ‘pen & paper’ exams, which is harmful to the environment. and it

also

takes a lot of time for the examiner to assess all the papers, which seems unnecessary considering the progress of today's world. In the following, another

method

that may be used less to take the

exam

is the oral and practical

exam

. In

this

type of

exam

, a

person

has to show how much

ability

and mastery he has in the subject of the

exam

, that's why the possibility of cheating in

this

type of

exam

is lower and the score that the

person

receives is very close to his level of

ability

in that subject.

However

,

this

model of taking the

exam

requires more attention from the examiner and in some cases costs more because each student is tested separately, and in the practical

exam

more resources should be available to the student so that they can perform their abilities well. in conclusion, it is analyzed that taking an

exam

is the best way to evaluate

people

, but how to take it is very important. In my opinion, taking an oral and practical

exam

, despite its difficulty and cost, can make

people

more capable because It requires more skill and effort,

while

in ‘pen & paper’ exams, it is more likely that the

person

's

ability

is not equal to his score, that's why the quality is better than quantity.