There seems to be an increasing trend toward assessing students through exams rather than continual assessments such as projects. What are the advantages and disadvantages of exams as a form of assessment?

It is widely accepted that standardized testing is an essential form of assessment. Some people believe that

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are not reflecting

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' real abilities,

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others maintain the view that there are alternative measurements of

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's grades. From my perspective,

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issue is controversial and both positive and negative aspects need to be considered. On the one hand, it could be argued that there are a great many advantages regarding

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' popularity.

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, they enable schools to track

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. Indeed, it is effortless for teachers to keep records of the grades of each child through

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.

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, each

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includes the personal information of each member of the class

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their scores.

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, professors have a background of the

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and can be objective for the semester's assessment. What is more, having upcoming

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that compare

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can motivate

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to study hard. Admittedly, individuals tend to give their best when the time for

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is closing, for the reason that they want to achieve high scores and pass the semester with component

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. To exemplify,

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are a challenge for the younger and make them competitive in order to receive the impression of their peers.

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, opponents of

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matter draw attention to the fact that standardized testing may entail disadvantages. One problem that cannot be overlooked is that poor

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results can lead to low student self-esteem.

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,

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do not have strong personalities as they are at a very sensitive age, so they are not confident enough to understand that a

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does not determine their foreseeable future.

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, generally many

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after a low-score

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lose hope and give up their

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. Another negative aspect of

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issue would be standardized

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cause stress and anxiety for

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.

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to say, since

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are given by

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, it causes anxiety and stress at a very early age resulting in serious psychological problems because anxiety captures them and they cannot be efficient during

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. All things considered, I am convinced that

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can be advantageous considering track of

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'

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encouraging them to dedicate themselves to their studies,

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, stress and loss of confidence through

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cannot be negligible.