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Are exams a waste of time?
According to a recent study, 75% of the students surveyed admitted that they forget what they have studied for a test a few months later. And this makes us wonder: are exams necessary? Nowadays, many universities and colleges question about this issue and they are inclined to agree quizzes are not a must for two main reasons. Firstly, they do not help schoolchildren to study, and secondly, they may be harmful for learners’ health.
Why study for examinations.... Are they not about what you know, not about how much you can cram into your head the night before? Even though some educators believe that finals reinforce what has been taught, they just encourage students to memorize the content. If not, what is worst, pupils cheat which is highly typical of secondary schools. In addition, does a good mark mean an undergraduate student will retain every bit of information that he/she was given the previous year? Assessments lead to rote-learning, to put it another way, students do not think what they are studying and consequently they do not understand and acquire knowledge.
Apart from that, health problems emerge as a result of tests. Among others, panic attacks, headaches and mental block are consequences of stress and anxiety which schoolboys/girls suffer during exam preparation because of the pressure teachers impose. Nervousness also causes problems to scholars’ balance. Feelings such as trembling, nauseas and palpitations are very common. These changes in learners’ organisms can result in illness and deterioration on quality of life.
In conclusion, exams are not a good way to test ability. As Robert Collier says: “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Because of that we can evaluate academic achievements by continuous assessments, research projects and presentations. What is important to examine is how well students take in information, how they manage to interpret it and put it into use.
According to a recent study, 75% of the students surveyed admitted that they forget what they have studied for a test a few months later. And this makes us wonder: are exams necessary? Nowadays, many universities and colleges question about this issue and they are inclined to agree quizzes are not a must for two main reasons. Firstly, they do not help schoolchildren to study, and secondly, they may be harmful for learners’ health.
Why study for examinations.... Are they not about what you know, not about how much you can cram into your head the night before? Even though some educators believe that finals reinforce what has been taught, they just encourage students to memorize the content. If not, what is worst, pupils cheat which is highly typical of secondary schools. In addition, does a good mark mean an undergraduate student will retain every bit of information that he/she was given the previous year? Assessments lead to rote-learning, to put it another way, students do not think what they are studying and consequently they do not understand and acquire knowledge.
Apart from that, health problems emerge as a result of tests. Among others, panic attacks, headaches and mental block are consequences of stress and anxiety which schoolboys/girls suffer during exam preparation because of the pressure teachers impose. Nervousness also causes problems to scholars’ balance. Feelings such as trembling, nauseas and palpitations are very common. These changes in learners’ organisms can result in illness and deterioration on quality of life.
In conclusion, exams are not a good way to test ability. As Robert Collier says: “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Because of that we can evaluate academic achievements by continuous assessments, research projects and presentations. What is important to examine is how well students take in information, how they manage to interpret it and put it into use.
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