2 responses to “Many people believe that formal “pen and paper” examinations are not the best method of assessing educational achievement.”

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   Anonymous

   November 11, 2019 at 1:46 pm

   how do you say it is an argument essay. why doesn’t it be a discussion essay.

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   READ. WRITE. SPEAK ENGLISH.

   September 11, 2019 at 11:34 am

   It is argued by many that “pen and paper” tests are not considered to be the best form of examination to measure academic performance of students. I believe that educational achievement is measured further on the quality and quantity of outputs presented for every tasks learned at school.

   To begin with, formal “pen and paper” tests can measure the student’s cognitive ability wherein the brain’s capacity to hold information is tested through memorization of what was learned, relay of information through summarizing of ideas from the lessons and critical thinking ability through the process of elimination of the wrong answers from the choices given such as in the multiple choice questions. These are all geared towards measuring how much knowledge was absorbed by the student.

   However, there are certain cases wherein the academic performance of a student is measured thoroughly such as having outputs in terms of projects, researches, experiments or inventions to name a few. In this case, not only the student’s cognitive ability is measured but traits like creativity, critical thinking ability, reasoning, patience and perseverance are tested. For instance, doing a research requires a skill for good reasoning while designing requires creativity. Successful inventions and experiments on the other hand have required a skill on perseverance and patience.

   In conclusion, “pen and paper” tests have their own merits but having tangible outputs as a form of assessment strengthens the idea of an academically inclined student.

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