Nowadays the approach of using exams to assess students has risen in popularity over the alternative of continual assessment. This essay will highlight both the benefits and the drawbacks of such an approach.
Firstly, having exams can help students improve their attitude towards school works. For instance, if students are judged by exams, they are more likely to take school work as an serious issue. It is shown in a report that generally students put more effort on theses exam subjects and even perform better when exams are approaching. Secondly, examination is a relevant method to show how students have absorbed the knowledge that had been taught. This helps teachers getting vivid feedbacks directly from candidate's exam results, thus they can alter their teaching plan, find out better ways delivering the knowledge to the students.
disadvantages:
However there are some disadvantages if exams are held too frequently. It can be extremely stressful for both students and the school faculty. As for students, in order to get a higher score, many of them take additional courses. They have a strong feeling that their relationships with their peers are awfully competitive. No matter how students perform, If they take the view that exam grades is the only way to show one's value, this opinion will badly influence their mental health. when it comes to teachers, there is a high possibility for them to have unfair attitude towards different students, because they may link student's academic performance with the individual.
Nowadays the approach of using exams to assess
students
has risen in popularity over the alternative of continual assessment. This essay will highlight both the benefits and the drawbacks of such an approach.
Firstly
, having exams can
help
students
improve
their attitude towards school works.
For instance
, if
students
are judged
by exams, they are more likely to take school work as
an
serious issue. It
is shown
in a report that
generally
students
put more effort on
theses
exam subjects and even perform better when exams are approaching.
Secondly
, examination is a relevant method to
show
how
students
have absorbed the knowledge that had
been taught
. This
helps
teachers getting vivid feedbacks
directly
from candidate's exam results,
thus
they can alter their teaching plan, find out better ways delivering the knowledge to the students.
disadvantages
:
However
there are
some
disadvantages if exams
are held
too
frequently
. It can be
extremely
stressful for both
students
and the school faculty. As for
students
, in order to
get
a higher score,
many
of them take additional courses. They have a strong feeling that their relationships with their peers are awfully competitive. No matter how
students
perform, If they take the view that exam grades is the
only
way to
show
one's value, this opinion will
badly
influence their mental health.
when
it
comes
to teachers, there is a high possibility for them to have unfair attitude towards
different
students
,
because
they may link student's academic performance with the individual.