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

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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.
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