lunes, 16 de noviembre de 2015

OPINION ESSAY: "EXAMS ARE NOT THE BEST WAY TO TEST A STUDENT'S ABILITY"

Do you agree? Do you disagree? What are the difficulties?
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41 comentarios:

  1. I reckon exams are a good way of seeing what the students are able to do and what they have learned just as long as teachers take into account that not all the students have the same qualities and maybe doing the same kind of test for everyone isn't fair. They also usually stress them out and that leads to a poorer performance in the actual exam. Maybe looking for an alternative way of evaluating or doing special exams would be better.

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  3. Are exams necessary to assess the students abilities? Most people disagree with that, but there are people who claim they're necessary.

    However, I agree with that opinion, because sometimes, students can be nervous in a text. I also think that if you don't remember the answer and you try to explain it, the teacher is going to think that you haven't study enough. In addition, if I were a teacher I will ask the theory everyday and I will put positives or negatives. I would also set projects to my students, so, by this way, I'll know if they have learn or not.

    In conclusion, I think exams are important, but there are different types to assess and the students may not be nervous.

    Esther Maese Calvo 4ºA

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  4. Whereas exams are a practical tool for teachers to assess their pupils' abilities and knowledge, most students (included me) hate them because of their "secondary effects".

    Exams are not only a piece of paper with questions which will evaluate the student; exams bring with them some consequences like nervousness or in case the student doesn't do a good exam, arguments with their parents and, as a result, people usually hate tests.

    In conclusion, I am sure that most students would rather look for other forms to be evaluated (with positives and negatives for example) than exams.

    Ismael Jalal-Alhanafi García 4º E.S.O.

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  5. Exams are the usually way to assess students ability and knoledge. However , many people believe that are other ways to check what a student knows and is able to do. However there are many teachers who think that with exams, people get nervous.

    Although people say: without exams, students study too, I don't think so, it's the only form where students study. In my opinion, exams have to exist, but teachers can also do games, more exercises in class...

    In conclusion, exams are the only form where students study and they are necessary. So, they're the best way to test a student's ability although students hate them.

    ANA MIGUELEZ 4A

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  6. Exams are the typical way to evaluate student´s abilities.However many people, most of this people are students ,they belive that exams are not the best way to evaluate their knowledge.
    Whereas theachers think this is the best form because its clear there are not any posibilities to misunderstanding any word and students can also show to their teachers if they learn something.
    However I think theis type os exams do not let you to show how much did you learn or maybe you can cheat and you did not learn anything new.
    In conclusion, the best way to teach and have good results it is doing some daily questions about the previous lesson and do exams every week .That is the best way to learn

    CANDELA PAREDES CALDITO 4ºA

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  7. Exam: the monster of the story for most students. However, with them, teachers assess their pupils' ability and knowledge. But, are exams the only way to evaluate students?

    Exams is sinonym of nervous, stress and afternoons shuting yourself in you room (I'm sure teachers too when they have to correct them). In addition, when you are the exam, usually you get nervous, and that's not good. Although it's difficult to think a better method to assess students.

    In conclusion, I think exams are not the best way. A system based on weekly "exams", assingments, questions during lessons and negatives and positives would be a much better method than exams.

    Javier Vilela Martín, 4ºA

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  8. Exams are the typical way to test student´s ability. However people think that it´s the west to it, but some peple are desagree this idea.

    In my opinion, I´m desagree wtih that, because some students can have a bad day and they can do the exam bad, and then teachers fall them, and I think it´s not the best way.
    Although there isn´t many ways to test student´s ability, but one form that I think is a good idea is to test student by the way they stay n clas amd how they work in class.

    In conclusion, I mean teacher shouldn´t do exams.

    Carla Bermejo Olivera 4ºA

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  9. Exams are the typical way to assess students ability and knowledge. However, many people claim that here are aother ways to check what a student knows and is able to do.

    Whereas, many students think that the exams are the best way to test a student's ability, an others students think that the exams are not the best way.
    I think that the teacher have to assess student's ability by the examns but sometimes is very very difficukt to the students because not all students have a good day in the examns and they can fail because they are nervous.

    In conclusion, I belive that the teachers sometimes can change the way to test a tudent's ability, they can do for a nice form like works, presentations, expositions,...

    Ana Perera Barriga 4ºA

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  10. Exams are the typical way to asscess students ability and knowledge. However, many people caim that are other ways to check what a student know and is able to do.

    Traditional exams are very criticises over the world. On the one hand, people think it is a very good form to evaluate the students, because everybody has the same exam so everybody has the same oportunity. However, on the other size of the coin, most people think exams are stressful, and everybody have not the same oportunity because everybody have not de same capacity.
    Im my opinion, although most people do not like exams, I think they are a good form to evaluate a part of your knowledge, but it should not be the only form. Teachers sould asscess with practical things, not only theory.

    In conclution, exams are agood to asscess, but it should not be de only form to evaluate students, because they can be stressful, and you cannot show all your capacity.

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  11. Exams are the typical way to assess student's ability and knowledge. However, many students think that there are other ways to check what a student knows and is able to do.

    Firstly, we have to ask most students and then think that what are the best way to check satudent's ability. I think that there are other ways because do exams is good but all students are nervous for the exams and they can receive a failing grade, whereas teachers can change and students do for example perfomance however it is more entertaining and funny.

    In conclusion, do exams are good but sometimes is goos that teachers don't do exams and do another thing more funny and students learn more.

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  12. Exams are the typical way to evaluate the ability. However many people don't lie that way.

    Exams force students to memory a lot of knowledge to write a lot in the day of the exam and then they forget the most, in my opinion we are loosing time.
    Whatever others teachers change the metods of the class doing more entertaiment exercises with some notes, presetantions in power point or giving negatives or positives only for participate in class. All of that notes make a final note without making exams.

    In conclusion, I don't agree with exams mostly because in exams weeks I feel stressed because I have other activities and other subjets! But is definetly the easier way.

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  13. Exams are the typical way to evaluate student´s abilities. When trimester ends, teachers have to know how much did you been learning this year, so they do an exam.

    Firstly, everyone would have a bad day although you can be the best one in a subject, you can think it because an exam. Although that make you feel that you're not good in anything. Also there are different ways to assess a student, teachers can ask you questions in class or they can revise your homework to assess you.

    in conclusion, in my opinion teachers can assess students in another ways easier for the studentas and also for the teachers.

    Cristina Martín González 4ºB

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  14. Exams are the main way to test students, but are they the best way to do that?

    In my opinion, exams are not the best method because some people get very nervous during the exam, some people don't get good marks because they aren't good memorizing, even if they understand the topic, and luck is very important in the exam too. Other people get good marks because they are good memorizing but the might not understand it correctly. I think that teachers should spend ten minutes at the end of the lesson asking about the taught things of this day and of the whole theme, by doing that, they will test students daily and students won't have to remember all the topics for the exam, despite wasting a lot of time, I think it is the best way. Although we should avoid some exams, practical tests are really important because teachers assess and students can show if they really understood theory without memorizing.

    In conclusion, I'm against theory exams but I agree with the practical ones.

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  16. Are exams the best way to test a student ability. Do you agree?
    Well, I think the Goverment hasn't given us the opportunity to try new things.

    Firstly, everybody knows that teachers must examinate their students anyway to put marks, although exams are not the best way to evaluate the students abilities.
    In addition to this the daily work should has more importante, because everybody has a bad day and can fail an exam.

    Finally, whereas exams are in my opinion they over-valued, the behaviour at school is not value enough .

    In summary I think the Goverment and the teachers might try different forms to evaluate the students, because exams sometimes don't show the knowledge of the students, so I agree with taking exams but they are over-valued and teachers should consider other things, though.
    Everybody has a bad day and can fail an exam.

    JOSÉ MARÍA RAMOS HIDALGO 4º E.S.O B

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  17. The topic of exams in educatiom id one which often causes a great deal of discussion. Although they are the easiest way of asses, are they the best?

    Firstly, we can imagine what other techniques can teachers use to know the marks we deserve. Continuous assesment is the other important form . It consists in evaluate the effort of students during all the term. However, using this metod of test, teachers can generate stress on their alumns because they have no free days and they can have worse results.
    Whereas, continuous assesment is for a long period, exams concentrate all the material on a few days. So, if the exam is the most popular way of evaluate, it will be because of something. In addition, exams are identical for everyone and levels can be compared between countries.

    To sum up, although there are a big amount of ways to test students, exams are unique and can generate stress only some days per term, instead of always.

    IRENE CORREA GÓMEZ 4°ESO. A

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  20. I agree and disagree with that, because, I think exams are good to know if the pupils studied, however, they are not the best way to evaluate teenagers.

    Many young people have good abilities that are not studing but sometimes they can't develop them.
    In the high school, most people study to pass all the exams, but, often there are some students who fail the exams because they become nervous or they have problems to concentrate, however they have studied a lot.

    In conclusion exams are good sometimes, but teachers should see more times if the teenegers are too good or they know too much, not only the result in the exams, to be in the next level.
    Ana Plasencia Galeano 4°B

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  21. Exams are the main form to assess students' knowledge, but not everybody agree with this. Some people claim that there are other ways of assessment.
    In my opinion I disagree with exams are not the best way to test a student's ability, although too many people get nervous in exams (like me) if you studied a lot and you know all the things that you must know, you will be calm and do a good exam, however, I agree that in some subjects exams are a very useless. Whereas in physics and chemistry you have to understand it and with the daily work can be it enough, and you can't do and exam because if you do exercises and they are correct it means that you know the topic.
    In conclusion I think that each subject must have a specific form of assess the students’ abilities, and each form have to be the best form for that subject.

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  22. Some people may think that exams are not the best way to test a students' abilities, whereas other people could think the opposite.
    Although many people young people would rather not have exams than having them, I think it's one of the multiple ways to prove the students' knowledge. Correct me if I'm wrong if I say the 99% of the students hate or are (literally) scared of exams. Also, teachers don't usually like correcting 30 exams from each class they have.
    However, some exams are necessary. I think the Government should give Education other ways of testing our skills more practical. In addition to this, behavior at class is not value enough.
    In my opinion this tests doesn't prove anything because if you don't pay attention in class but you study for the exam, you can actually get a higher grade than other students who get really nervous at the exam even though they have studied and paid attention in class.
    Lucia Damas Garcia 4°B

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  23. Exams are the best word to scare a student. Most of students think that they are an unfair way to know the knowledge of a student, whereas other students think they are a way to pass a subject only by studying.
    In my opinion, exams are made to help people to learn theory about a subject. Firstly an exam usually helps a student who is good at studying, and the students who have practical skills are not helped, and this is unfair. In addition, exams are very stressful for students, and that can make them fail an exam. Because of that, many students cannot pass some subjects.
    In conclusion, exams is a good way to know the knowledge of a student, however, the best way to do this is by doing more practical exams.
    Javier García Hoyas. 4ºB

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  24. Examns are student´s test ability that all teacher does in schools.Althought these examns aren´t a good idea because all students have the same level.

    Finally , exams aren,t the best may to test a students ability because the level of the students some students are really clever and don´t need study so these people should have hordest exams than people who home to study more.

    In conclusion this is a bad way to test a students ablity so the eduational sistem for me is wrong

    Pablo Hernández Navarro 4B

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  25. Some people may think that exams are not the best way to test a students' abilities, whereas other people could think the opposite.
    Although many people young people would rather not have exams than having them, I think it's one of the multiple ways to prove the students' knowledge. Correct me if I'm wrong if I say the 99% of the students hate or are (literally) scared of exams. Also, teachers don't usually like correcting 30 exams from each class they have.
    However, some exams are necessary. I think the Government should give Education other ways of testing our skills more practical. In addition to this, behavior at class is not value enough.
    In my opinion this tests doesn't prove anything because if you don't pay attention in class but you study for the exam, you can actually get a higher grade than other students who get really nervous at the exam even though they have studied and paid attention in class.
    Isabel Rocha Garcia 4°B

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  26. Exams are the way to assess the student's knowledge, so teachers can check whit its and positives and negatives the correctly mark.
    I agree that its form students can learn more and more, but some students can't memorize it in their minds a lot of concepts or lessons. Although they can do other methods to pass some subjects.
    In conclusion, sometimes they should do it, because they know how many people study?
    Teresa Meigong Tello Román, 4ºESO-B

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  27. Exams are the typical way to asses students ability and knowledge. However many people believe that there are other ways to check what a student knows and is able to.

    Firstly, I think the exams are one of the most terrible things in the world. Some people study a lot and pass the exams whereas other people study but they don't pass the exams because they get nervous or have a bad day.

    Although exams are the typical way to assess students ability, however I claim that you can check students doing homework, debate in class, etc..

    In conclusion, I think that there are other ways to check what a students knows and we should to practise this and forgot the exams because most students get nervous and they don't pass the exam.
    SARA DURAN ALVAREZ 4A

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  28. Firstly, the exams are the best way to evaluate the pupils, but some persons are agree and others persons are not.

    In my opinion, the exams are good but sometimes are very difficult or you are very nervius and you don’t do well or youy have a bad day and when the teachers correct the exams they fail you.
    Or there are persons that copy in the exams and them they have best mark than you.

    In conclusion, the exams are not the best way to know what you learn about a subject.

    ELENA DURÁN HERNÁNDEZ 4B

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  29. Firstly, exams are the main way to assess the knowledge of students , I disagree with exams are the best way to test student´s ability.

    In my opinion, Although exams are a good way to test a student´s ability, this exams make students feel nervous and they don´t do a good exam and they become sad when they leave the the exam´s room, I think there are other ways to test a student´s knowledge like if the student work hard every day his grade would be high for example and student will be very proud of himself and a good way to make a student happy.

    In conclusion the government should do improves education in Spain for pupils want to study more.


    DANIEL PÉREZ MATEOS 4 ESO B




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  30. I agree and disagree with that because I think exams are good to know if the pupils studied, however, they are not the best way to evaluate teenagers.

    Many young people have good abilities that are not studying but sometimes they can't develop them.
    At high school, most people study to pass all the exams, but sometimes there are students who fail the exams because they become nervous or they have problems to concentrate, although they have studied a lot.

    In conclusion exams are good sometimes, but teachers should have other ways more practical to evaluate teenagers because each student have different abilities and all of us should be recognized for them.

    Ángela Ramírez Barco 4º B

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  31. Firstly, exams are the main way to assess the knowledge of students , I disagree with exams are the best way to test student´s ability.

    In my opinion, Although exams are a good way to test a student´s ability, this exams make students feel nervous and they don´t do a good exam and they become sad when they leave the the exam´s room, I think there are other ways to test a student´s knowledge like if the student work hard every day his grade would be high for example and student will be very proud of himself and a good way to make a student happy.

    In conclusion the government should do improves education in Spain for pupils want to study more.

    VICTOR MOLANO CASADO 4ºB

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  33. Exams are the typical way to asses students ability and knowledge. However many people claim that there are other ways to check what a student knows and is able to do.

    From my point of view, exams aren't the best way to test a student's ability because, they usually get nervous about them and they could have a bad day and fall them although they had studied and prepared them before.

    In conclusion, I think that this might be the best way because it may be the only way wich the students study for. However, I believe that there could be different ways to asses students, such us: student's dayly work in class or final work at the end of the course.

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  34. Exams are the main form to assess students' knowledge, but not everybody agree with this. Some people claim that there are other ways of assessment.
    In my opinion I disagree with exams are not the best way to test a student's ability, although too many people get nervous in exams if you studied a lot and you know all the things that you must know, you will be calm and do a good exam, however, I agree that in some subjects exams are a very useless. Whereas in physics and chemistry you have to understand it and with the daily work can be it enough, and you can not do and exam because if you do exercises and they are correct it means that you know the topic.
    In conclusion I think that each subject must have a specific form of assess the students’ abilities, and each form have to be the best form for that subject.

    José Pablo García G. 4º B

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  35. exams are the typical way to assess students ability and knowledge howevwer, many people believe that there are other.

    Many people leavers should attend before they start working,but we need know basic things.
    I think that is the best option fot chest that a students knows.
    For leavers , exams are very difficult and stressful,
    Other opinion think that exams aren´t the best fot cheack.
    Althoungh leavers is very tenses when they are going to do this exam

    In cloclusion,I don´t agrre in do exams

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  36. Are exams important? Are you agree or disagree?

    For the most of students, exams make us fall in nervous and strees. However, teachers need them to know how we are going in wichever area, and to assess all our knoledge. But I'm sure exams aren't the only way to evaluate pupil's capacity.
    In addition, when you are on the exams, you often get nervious and you can't think clearer.

    In conclusion, I think exams are not the only way to assess students. Me and the majority of pupils rather a system in which students are evaluated with homeworks, questions and games, in which are rated notes, positives and negatives

    LUCÍA SANGUINO DE RUEDA 4ºA

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  37. When trimester ends, teachers have to know how much you have been learning this year, so they do an exam. But, is that the best way to evaluate someone? I do not think so.

    Firstly, everyone could have a bad day. Although you can be the best one in a subject, you can fail it because of an exam. That makes you feel that you are not good in anything.

    Also, there are different ways to assess a student. The teachers revise everyday if someone is taking care or is trying to have a good grade. Perhaps the instructor can pick up students' homework and if any of them have got something bad or it is not done, he or she should try to discover if it is because they really don't care or they have got problems to do it.

    In conclusion, I think exams are good form to see if a student have studied or not, but it is not the best one.

    Lidia Iglesias, 4º B

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  38. Exams are the main form to evaluate students in our country, but I don’t think this is the best way to test students’ knowledge.

    Firstly, exams make students feel nervous, and as they are nervous, they can fail easily, even if they have studied a lot. Whereas, there are other people that don’t study enough and if they have the possibility of cheating, they will be able to pass their exam with the only difficulty of not getting caught by teachers.

    In addition, the most important part of exams is the memory, because you have to learn by heart a lot of information, and sometimes you don’t understand what you are reading. When this happens, the person who is memorising is not learning anything, because after the exam, he’ll forget the most part of it.

    Finally, I’m sure that teachers don’t like to correct 25 or 30 exams per class, because it has to be a very exhausting and boring work to read always the same thing. But it’s the most important way they have to evaluate their students.

    In conclusion, I think exams aren’t a good way to test students, but joined with other techniques such as projects, homeworks, classwork and attitude may help teachers to make a good assessment.

    Daniel Martín Pérez 4º ESO B

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  39. Exams are the most common way to assess students ability and knowledge.
    But, are the best one?

    Firstly young people will say that the would prefer another one, but it is not as easy at it can look like.
    If you decide to assess only the work doing in lessons you wouldn´t benefit shy students, who probably would know more things that they display.

    But however, I think exams are not the best way because everyone can have a bad day, and a lot of people find exams something very stressful and they didn´t do it as good as they know.

    In conclusion I will look for another way of evaluating but taking care of all kind of students.

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  40. Exams are the typical way to assess the student's ability and knowledge. Is it a good form to evalue childrens?
    Firstly, when students are going to do an exam, they feel nervious. Also, some peopley can't memorize so much lessons and if they have had a bad day, they don't do it very well. However, it's a form to the teachers know that we learn with them and we study. Maybe, we could make works, exercises to participate or teachers can ask us the lessons all weeks and on this form, we could get califications.
    In conclusion, I think that exams are not the best way to assess us, but isn't a bad form.
    Andrea Sánchez Canales, 4º-A

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