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Formal examinations are the only effective way to assess a student's performance. Continual assessment such as course work and projects is not a satisfactory way to do this. v.9

Formal examinations are the only effective way to assess a student's performance. Continual assessment such as course work and projects is not a satisfactory way to do this. v. 9
Formal examinations have been used as means of assessing students on their understanding of various subjects since time immemorial. Considering it in isolation or in combination with other continual assessment such as course work or projects, it remains a subject of controversy as to the best method of assessment. In my opinion, a combination of the two may be a better way of assessing students. First and foremost, the aim of the assessment is to quantify how much the student understands the taught subject in its totality. An examination is usually administered on a single sitting. The outcome depends on various factors such as whether the examination is conducted in a conducive atmosphere, whether the student is healthy during the time of the examination and also the student’s mood. These are all non-academic factors that may affect the result of the examination. Secondly, a single examination may not cover the scope of the subject completely especially in broad subjects such as medicine and law. Continual assessments may then come in handy. In addition, formal examinations are not flexible enough to assess other qualities possessed by a student such as confidence and the ability of a student to present a topic to the public. These can only be done through other assessments such as presentations and other course works and projects. In conclusion, formal examinations are a good means of assessment but should not be used in isolation due to some of its shortcomings such as its inability to cover wide topics, being affected by other none academic factors such as a student’s mood or health. Therefore, continual assessments such as course work and projects should also be considered.
Formal
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examinations
have been
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used
as means of assessing
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students
on their understanding of various
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subjects
since time immemorial. Considering it in isolation or in combination with
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other
continual
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assessment
such as course work or projects, it remains a
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subject
of controversy as to the best method of
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assessment
. In my opinion, a combination of the two may be a better way of assessing students.

First
and foremost, the aim of the
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assessment
is to quantify how much the
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student
understands the taught
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subject
in its totality. An
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examination
is
usually
administered on a single sitting. The outcome depends on various factors such as whether the
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examination
is conducted
in a conducive atmosphere, whether the
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student
is healthy during the time of the
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examination
and
also
the
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student’s
mood. These are all non-academic factors that may affect the result of the examination.

Secondly
, a single
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examination
may not cover the scope of the
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subject
completely
especially
in broad
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subjects
such as medicine and law. Continual
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assessments
may then
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come
in handy.

In addition
, formal
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examinations
are not flexible
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enough
to assess
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other
qualities possessed by a
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student
such as confidence and the ability of a
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student
to present a topic to the public. These can
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only
be done
through
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other
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assessments
such as presentations and
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other
course works and projects.

In conclusion
, formal
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examinations
are a
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good
means of
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assessment
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should not be
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used
in isolation due to
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some
of its shortcomings such as its inability to cover wide topics, being
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affected
by
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other
none academic factors such as a
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student’s
mood or health.
Therefore
, continual
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assessments
such as course work and projects should
also
be considered
.
10Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
31Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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IELTS essay Formal examinations are the only effective way to assess a student's performance. Continual assessment such as course work and projects is not a satisfactory way to do this. v. 9

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  American English
5 paragraphs
278 words
6.0
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