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Too much emphasis is placed on testing these days. The need to prepare for tests and examinations is a restriction on teachers and also exerts unnecessary pressure on young learners. PROMPT: To what extent do you agree or disagree? v.2

Too much emphasis is placed on testing these days. The need to prepare for tests and examinations is a restriction on teachers and also exerts unnecessary pressure on young learners. PROMPT: v. 2
Nowadays testing has an extremely prominent place in education. The preparation required for examinations places limits on teachers as well as considerable amounts of stress on the students. While some testing may be necessary to gain a better understanding of what the child has learned, I completely agree that excessive testing is too restricting for teachers. Furthermore, it can actually inhibit students’ learning and potentially be damaging over the long term. Firstly, with the heavy emphasis placed on exams, teachers must teach only to the test. The result of this is that teachers cannot take the time to answer students’ questions about the content. This is because there is only time to teach what is going to be present in the exam. This squashes children’s natural interest in subjects. Another point to consider is that studies have shown that any student, regardless of age or subject, needs time to consolidate learning before being tested. A student who is tested too soon may get a low mark which is actually not representative of this student’s learning. Continual testing, therefore, does not take in account students’ natural developmental stages. Finally, the amount of stress placed on students to pass all these exams is not healthy. The continual cycle of preparing for a test and taking a test can exhaust and burn out even the most motivated students. This is particularly dangerous when pupils are still young. It also removes the natural joy that comes from learning for both teachers and students when exams are constantly looming over their heads. In conclusion, although a certain amount of testing will always be required at schools, I firmly believe that the current emphasis placed on tests is unnecessary and could have long term negative effects on students.
Nowadays
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testing
has an
extremely
prominent place in education. The preparation required for examinations places limits on
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teachers
as well
as considerable amounts of
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stress
on the
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students
. While
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some
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testing
may be necessary to gain a better understanding of what the child has learned, I completely
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agree
that excessive
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testing
is too restricting for teachers.

Furthermore
, it can actually inhibit
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students’
learning and
potentially
be damaging over the long term.

Firstly
, with the heavy emphasis placed on exams,
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teachers
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must
teach
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only
to the
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test
. The result of this is that
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teachers
cannot take the time to answer
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students’
questions about the content. This is
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because
there is
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only
time to teach what is going to be present in the exam. This squashes children’s natural interest in subjects.

Another point to consider is that studies have shown that any
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student
, regardless of age or subject, needs time to consolidate learning
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before
being
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tested
. A
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student
who is
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tested
too
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soon
may
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get
a low mark which is actually not representative of this
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student’s
learning.

Continual
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testing
,
therefore
, does not take in account
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students’
natural developmental stages.

Finally
, the amount of
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stress
placed on
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students
to pass all these exams is not healthy. The continual cycle of preparing for a
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test
and taking a
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test
can exhaust and burn out even the most motivated
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students
. This is
particularly
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dangerous
when pupils are
still
young. It
also
removes the natural joy that
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comes
from learning for both
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teachers
and
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students
when exams are
constantly
looming over their heads.

In conclusion
, although a certain amount of
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testing
will always
be required
at schools, I
firmly
believe that the
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current
emphasis placed on
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tests
is unnecessary and could have long term
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negative
effects on
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students
.
11Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
24Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Roger Ascham

IELTS essay Too much emphasis is placed on testing these days. The need to prepare for tests and examinations is a restriction on teachers and also exerts unnecessary pressure on young learners. PROMPT: v. 2

Essay
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7 paragraphs
292 words
6.5
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