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?

One of the highly controversial topics in education relates to how student's

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should be evaluated.

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some argue that formal

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are the only methods for

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and activities cannot be supplemental, I strongly disagree with

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view. The first reason why I believe that student's academic

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should be measured

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is that

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cannot represent all the aspects of subjects. Taking a history class as an example,

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students will obtain good scores if they cram historical events for

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, it is not the purpose of

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education. As I think that it is important to learn why it took place or observe both points of

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of stakeholders in historical events, the attitudes toward

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or activities which reinforce their understanding and facilitate to exchange

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assessed to improve their knowledge. If these works are not evaluated, students will study only for

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. Another justification for my view is that there are some pupils who cannot display their

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on

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fit on an exam day, their scores will be dissatisfying for them. In that case, they will feel fair if their

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and projects

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assessed. If these activities are not considered for their evaluations, they will regard them as being less important, and they will be

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to take part in them actively. In conclusion, I vehemently oppose the view that student's academic

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should be only evaluated by

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is because

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cannot cover the whole content of the subject and there are some students who cannot obtain good scores for several reasons.

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, if their attitudes toward

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and projects are more or less assessed, they will become more positive in the class.