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Many people believe that formal 'pen and paper' examinations are not the best method of assessing educational achievement. What is your view of examinations? v.4

Many people believe that formal 'pen and paper' examinations are not the best method of assessing educational achievement. What is your view of examinations? v. 4
Educational tools and methods have significantly improved over the years. One of the educational aspects that still have arguments on is how to assess educational achievement. Many people insist that formal examinations are not the best method. In this essay, I will evaluate this approach, as well as other assessment techniques, and how combining them is the most efficient way of assessing. The first method of assessment is, as said, the formal examinations. These examinations are set at the end of the term to measure the educational achievement of students by answering questions and solving problems. Some of the advantages of this approach are assessing the academic skills of the students and their intellectual response to problems in a limited time. However, there are many drawbacks, such as providing only one chance for students to prove their abilities. Moreover, its assessment focuses more on memorizing information rather than learning and improving. Another assessment approach is through doing projects, seminars, and research. This method allows a great opportunity for self-learning and applying the knowledge the students acquire in real-life problems. Students would feel the connections with the subjects, which will improve the level of learning. As well as developing communication skills and working as a team. However, some difficulty could face the teacher in ensuring that each member participates. The third method is continuous assessment through the term. The teacher assesses how much each student understands and learns a specific skill or a topic of the subject. This approach allows the student to catch up with his/her colleagues, and for the teacher to determine the strengths and weaknesses of each student individually, to modify the teaching plan. But this technique could be applied only in small classrooms. Overall, each assessment method has its advantages and disadvantages, and that implies the efficient approach of combining between at least two of them. This could be an optimal solution to compensate for the weaknesses of each of them to improve the students learning experience.
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insist that formal examinations are not the best
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. In this essay, I will evaluate this
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,
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assessment
techniques, and how combining them is the most efficient way of assessing.

The
first
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method
of
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is, as said, the formal examinations. These examinations
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at the
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end
of the term to measure the
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educational
achievement of
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students
by answering questions and solving problems.
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advantages of this
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approach
are assessing the academic
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skills
of the
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students
and their intellectual response to problems in a limited time.
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, there are
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drawbacks, such as providing
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one chance for
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to prove their abilities.
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focuses more on memorizing information
rather
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Another
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assessment
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approach
is through doing projects, seminars, and research. This
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method
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allows
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students
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the level of learning.
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skills
and working as a team.
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,
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some
difficulty could face the teacher in ensuring that each member participates.

The third
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method
is continuous
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assessment
through the term. The teacher assesses how much each
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student
understands and learns a specific
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skill
or a topic of the subject. This
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approach
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allows
the
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student
to catch up with his/her colleagues, and for the teacher to determine the strengths and weaknesses of each
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student
individually
, to modify the teaching plan.
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has its advantages and disadvantages, and that implies the efficient
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approach
of combining between at least two of them. This could be an optimal solution to compensate for the weaknesses of each of them to
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IELTS essay Many people believe that formal 'pen and paper' examinations are not the best method of assessing educational achievement. What is your view of examinations? v. 4

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  American English
5 paragraphs
330 words
6.5
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