For many years now, students have generally disliked school examinations. What if, however, the school accepts not to offer any quizzes or tests? This essay will attempt to elaborate on the main causes and consequences of this issue.
One of the main reasons for the decision is that the pressure of grades on students. Therefore, they have to cram all of the subjects before sitting the examinations. As a result, students may face health problems such as nearsightedness, anxiety disorders, and other mental ailments. For elementary school children, furthermore, face a lot of tests that could give rise to a fear of learning.
Unfortunately, there are some consequences to this choice that must be acknowledged because the student's old knowledge will be reflected based on the test results. First, without exams, students would be unable to judge their own developments in learning progress. Moreover, students are easily distracted, lack a growth mindset, and interact with their peers. Another outcome is that this decision also put teachers in a tough position. Teachers do not receive any formative feedback from students so that they will not ensure what aspects of their students' knowledge are lacking.
To sum up, deciding not to offer any quizzes or grades to students can lead to many undesirable outcomes.
For
many
years
now
,
students
have
generally
disliked school examinations. What if,
however
, the school accepts not to offer any quizzes or
tests
? This essay will attempt to elaborate on the main causes and consequences of this issue.
One of the main reasons for the decision is that the pressure of grades on
students
.
Therefore
, they
have to
cram
all of the
subjects
before
sitting the examinations.
As a result
,
students
may face health problems such as nearsightedness, anxiety disorders, and other mental ailments. For elementary school children,
furthermore
, face
a lot of
tests
that could give rise to a fear of learning.
Unfortunately, there are
some
consequences to
this choice that
must
be acknowledged
because
the student's
old
knowledge will
be reflected
based on the
test
results.
First
, without exams,
students
would be unable to judge their
own
developments in learning progress.
Moreover
,
students
are
easily
distracted, lack a growth mindset, and interact with their peers. Another outcome is that this decision
also
put teachers in a tough position. Teachers do not receive any formative feedback from
students
so
that they will not ensure what aspects of their students' knowledge are lacking.
To sum up, deciding not to offer any quizzes or grades to
students
can lead to
many
undesirable outcomes.