In most countries, the primary feature in our school systems is the tests and examinations. These are the main tools to evaluate our students, whether they fully understand the subject or not. It’s easy for both teachers and schools to conduct these kinds of evaluations, but it does not ensure the success of its students. Also, testing isn’t the only way to predict the future of our students. Consequences from examinations may affect the education systems in the long run.
The uses of using the exams as the key instrument to grade our children are widely seen. It spreads across the world from east to west, ranging from school final exams to entrance exams in order to enrol in colleges. For example, China is using its centralized examination called “Gao Kao” as the only requirement for entering universities in China. As most Chinese parents, teachers, schools and even students themselves consider it as the “fairest” competition for a seat in the college. Also, other Asian countries also agree that exams are easy for schools to select applicants from around the country. Exams provide a clear-cut result, whether the student is prepared for university. Hence, exams are a popular feature in grading students and predicting their successes in college years.
Despite its convenience of conducting test sittings and making evaluations of the results, exams aren’t the guaranteed stamps on the students that they’re going to do well in colleges. Commonly, students would just cram in only a few periods with all their notes which sometimes even borrowed from others. Some students may even result in stress and depression. Other things that exams can’t tell are soft skills which can’t be graded but still achieved during years at schools. For instance, these are lifelong learning skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, and so on. Some countries tried to measure these skills, but failed to do so. So, there is more to put into considerations that students are successful or not other than exams.
The school’s central feature is maybe exams, but those tests shouldn’t be the only way of predicting our children’s successes. Exams can’t measure all aspects of the skills and knowledge students achieved. It also causes unnecessary health implications for them. Exam drawbacks may outweigh its benefits.
In most
countries
, the primary feature in our
school
systems is the
tests
and examinations. These are the main tools to evaluate our
students
, whether they
fully
understand the subject or not. It’s easy for both teachers and
schools
to conduct these kinds of evaluations,
but
it does not ensure the success of its
students
.
Also
, testing isn’t the
only
way to predict the future of our
students
.
Consequences from
examinations may affect the education systems in the long run.
The
uses
of using the exams as the key instrument to grade our children are
widely
seen
. It spreads across the world from east to west, ranging from
school
final exams to entrance exams in order to enrol in colleges.
For example
, China is using its centralized examination called “
Gao
Kao
” as the
only
requirement for entering universities in China. As most Chinese parents, teachers,
schools
and even
students
themselves consider it as the “fairest” competition for a seat in the college.
Also
,
other
Asian
countries
also
agree
that exams are easy for
schools
to select applicants from around the
country
. Exams provide a
clear
-
cut
result, whether the
student
is prepared
for university.
Hence
, exams are a popular feature in grading
students
and predicting their successes in college years.
Despite its convenience of conducting
test
sittings and making evaluations of the results, exams aren’t the guaranteed stamps on the
students
that they’re going to do well in colleges.
Commonly
,
students
would
just
cram in
only
a few periods with all their notes which
sometimes
even borrowed from others.
Some
students
may even result in
stress
and depression.
Other
things that exams can’t
tell
are soft
skills
which can’t
be graded
but
still
achieved during years at
schools
.
For instance
, these are lifelong learning
skills
, communication
skills
, critical thinking
skills
, and
so
on.
Some
countries
tried to measure these
skills
,
but
failed to do
so
.
So
, there is more to put into considerations that
students
are successful or not
other
than exams.
The
school’s
central feature is maybe exams,
but
those
tests
shouldn’t be the
only
way of predicting our children’s successes. Exams can’t measure all aspects of the
skills
and knowledge
students
achieved. It
also
causes unnecessary health implications for them. Exam drawbacks may outweigh its benefits.