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?

Formal examinations are traditionally used to score pupils'

performance

at the end

of the school year.

However

, some experts believe that

this

kind of assessment is basically flawed and

students

should be graded based on their continuous

performance

throughout the semester.

Although

I believe that the former possesses some merits, I think that a continual assessment is a more suitable

method

of scoring. In

this

,essay I will endeavour to reason my point of view and draw a conclusion based on that. On the one hand, it is easy to claim that traditional formal exams are a fair

method

of grading since they are identical for everyone.

For instance

, favouritism is a real issue in academic environments that can be altogether omitted with

this

tested

method

.

Hence

, the true level of an individual is revealed.

Nevertheless

,

although

this

quantitive form of assessment is identical in essence, it does not take into account the conditions in which the

students

are

in

Change preposition

apply

show examples

.

For example

, many individuals are burdened with mental issues

such

as anxiety disorders or ADHD which can impair their ability to focus and perform under stressful circumstances.

Therefore

, continuous scoring of their

performance

during the year will be outstandingly beneficial to these

students

.

Furthermore

,

this

style of grading enables the teachers to grade

students

based on their long-term endeavours of doing a project. I for one have always struggled with subjects that required memorizing and excelled at subjects which required analysis or practical projects. So, many

students

such

as myself would have had an easier time at school if our

performance

were evaluated in shorter intervals. To summarise,

although

some can argue that formal examinations are identical and fair, our deeper understanding of human nature and psychology shows that it is not so and scoring

students

based on their whole

performance

throughout is a more beneficial

method

of doing so. Unfortunately, the state of educational systems all around the globe does not seem to agree with the logic of

this

essay, but one can hope that if you shout loud enough, there will be someone to listen to you.