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

#trend #students #exams #assessments #form
There is no denying
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 that the
phenomena
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 of
exams
 is ubiquitous across the globe
due to
 its importance.
Majority
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 of folks are in
the
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favour of
this
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due to
 its number of merits.
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 some of the people highlight its demerits first. In my
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advantages
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 and disadvantages of the same will be discussed. Initiating with the benefits of the same, the first and foremost key benefit is that
exams
 give
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the results.
For example
:- during
exams
student
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students
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 get proper time before
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 to prepare from one. Another benefit which can strike the minds of the students can be marked by
there
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proformance
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performance
 in
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exams
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. To cite an example of
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 student if they studied really hard. On its darker side, some of the drawbacks which
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 it problematic are,
first
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the first
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 duration of
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the exam
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 like
exams
happens
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 yearly or by semester,
instead
,
on the other hand
, continual assessments can done weekly or monthly.
Secondly
,continual
assessment
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helps
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student
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students
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 to
progerss
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progress
 continually.
For instance
, they need
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 for
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assessments
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 on
regular
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a regular
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 basis
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 to
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the exam
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exam
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.
Last
 but not
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least,
assessment
 gives
wide
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 range of opportunities to understand the topic. In conclusion to the above statement, neither its pros can be neglected nor its cons. It is a mixed bag of positives and negatives. In my opinion, the statement should not be underestimated. And
exams
 should be
preffred
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preferred
than
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the
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continual
assessment
.
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