Exams are widely recognized as the primary and most primitive method of evaluating student performance. Historically, tests and examinations were the only means of evaluating students in many countries' school systems. This essay will discuss both the educational advantages and disadvantages of this issue.
Examinations were primary roots of memory-directed learning. To illustrate, examining students solely through tests causes them to become engrossed in memory-based learning, which caused them to recall the information. As a result, it motivated schoolchild to study harder and succeed in their exams. Furthermore, learners must be evaluated through active and practical mediums. Henceforth, evaluating learners would only be focused on improving problem-solving abilities and statistical operations, resulting in school judging strategies that required less time and staff.
We could not, however, avoid the topic of stress and depression that exams bring up. Pupil suffered from sleepless nights and a loss of appetite during exam periods due to the stress of studying. They would never understand why they received lower grades and did not receive an overall evaluation. For another, the pressure on learners to succeed academically was bolstered by a strict regime of formal exams, which might lead to exam anxiety, which had become a nightmare for some students, which was the primary reason why even the most talented students fail in exams.
All in all, while the examination method traditionally had some negative effects, I believe it was an effective way to assess performance and understanding of students. Hence, the negative impact it produced was insignificant when compared to the positive impact it brought to the system.
Exams are
widely
recognized as the primary and most primitive method of evaluating
student
performance.
Historically
,
tests
and examinations were the
only
means of evaluating
students
in
many
countries' school systems. This essay will discuss both the educational advantages and disadvantages of this issue.
Examinations were primary roots of memory-directed learning. To illustrate, examining
students
solely
through
tests
causes them to become engrossed in memory-based learning, which caused them to recall the information.
As a result
, it motivated schoolchild to study harder and succeed in their exams.
Furthermore
, learners
must
be evaluated
through active and practical mediums. Henceforth, evaluating learners would
only
be focused
on improving problem-solving abilities and statistical operations, resulting in school judging strategies that required less time and staff.
We could not,
however
, avoid the topic of
stress
and depression that exams bring up. Pupil suffered from sleepless nights and a loss of appetite during exam periods due to the
stress
of studying. They would never understand why they received lower grades and did not receive an
overall
evaluation. For another, the pressure on learners to succeed
academically
was bolstered
by a strict regime of formal exams, which might lead to exam anxiety, which had become a nightmare for
some
students
, which was the primary reason why even the most talented
students
fail in exams.
All in all, while the examination method
traditionally
had
some
negative
effects, I believe it was an effective way to assess performance and understanding of
students
.
Hence
, the
negative
impact it produced was insignificant when compared to the
positive
impact it brought to the system.