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Tests and examinations are a central feature of school systems in many countries. Do you think the educational benefits of testing outweigh any disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Tests and examinations are a central feature of school systems in many countries. Do you think the educational benefits of testing outweigh any disadvantages? QL2l9
Much could be said about different ways of testing or checking students at schools or universities. The most popular ones have always caused been causing very exciting discussions and debates around the world. We all do realise that teachers need to have a system that helps them to test their students knowledge, so they can see how effective their teaching methods are. The question is do we really need to put so much pressure on these features? Are they really so effective? The first thing about tests and exams is, that they do check the level of information the students managed to learn from the lectures. The questions usually cover the area that has been thought at school, so if students can answer them correctly it means that the teaching was successful. The other, equally important aspect is, that due to the tests or exams that students are facing at school they get motivated to study more, in order to get better marks and to improve their knowledge. Sometimes it might be just the fact that it is called an exam, that makes students get together and study harder. On the other hand, some students might feel discouraged by the same fact that makes the others motivated what of course results in low marks in the actual exam. They also think that the results are very often not relevant to their efforts they put into studying. Because the marking system is not fair, they just do not feel like studying more for the exam. Furthermore, many students find the exams of different kinds very stressful, especially the school ones. They often think that there could be another way of testing, less stressful, that should be introduced in schools or universities. The supporters of this opinion often bring out the fact, that most of students start smoking actually because of the stress they are exposed to at school. And that is definitely not beneficial for you or your health. To put things together, is there really such a big need for exams at schools? Is there really no other way to check how students effective are the teaching methods? That is of course not that easy, but still, I am deeply convinced that things can be changed. It requires all the involved sides to think and come up with new ideas that could later be put into schools and that wouldn’t be that stressful anymore, so students can actually start enjoying them.
Much could
be said
about
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different
ways of testing or checking
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students
at
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schools
or universities. The most popular ones have always caused been causing
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very
exciting discussions and debates around the

world. We all do
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realise
that teachers need to have a system that
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helps


them to
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test
their
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students
knowledge,
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so
they can
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see
how effective

their teaching methods are. The question is do we
really
need to put

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so
much pressure on these features? Are they
really
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so
effective?

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first
thing about
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tests
and exams is, that they do
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check
the level

of information the
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students
managed to learn from the lectures. The questions
usually
cover the area that has been
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thought
at
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school
,
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so
if
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students
can answer them
correctly
it means that the teaching was successful.

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The
other,
equally
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important
aspect is, that due to the
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tests
or exams

that students are facing at
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school
they
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get
motivated to study more,

in order to
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get
better marks and to
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improve
their knowledge.

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Sometimes
it might be
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just
the fact that it
is called
an exam, that

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makes
students
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get
together and study harder.

On the other hand,
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some
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students
might feel discouraged by the same

fact that
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makes
the others motivated what
of course
results in low

marks in the actual exam. They
also
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think
that the results are
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very


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often
not relevant to their efforts they put into studying.
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Because
the

marking system is not
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fair
, they
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just
do not feel like studying more

for the exam.

Furthermore
,
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many
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students
find the exams of
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different
kinds
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very


stressful,
especially
the school ones. They
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often
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think
that there could

be another way of testing, less stressful, that should
be introduced
in

schools or universities. The supporters of this opinion
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often
bring out

the fact, that most of
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students
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start
smoking actually
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because
of the

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stress
they
are exposed
to at
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school
. And
that is
definitely not beneficial for you or your health.

To put things together, is there
really
such a
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big
need for exams at

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schools
? Is there
really
no other way to
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check
how
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students
effective

are the teaching methods?
That is
of course not that easy,
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but
still
,

I am
deeply
convinced that things can be
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changed
. It requires all the involved sides to
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think
and
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come
up with new
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ideas
that could later
be put
into
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schools
and that wouldn’t be that stressful anymore,
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so
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students
can actually
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start
enjoying them.
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IELTS essay Tests and examinations are a central feature of school systems in many countries. Do you think the educational benefits of testing outweigh any disadvantages?

Essay
  American English
10 paragraphs
349 words
6.0
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