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Even ten angles cry aloud before the examination. It is only man who repeatedly takes the examination.
This may sound philosophical. But this is a also reality to the day.
Examinations are an age-old practice of evaluating students’ god had tested the devotion of Ibrahim. But the modern system of examination is the gift of the British rule.
From of examination today: prior notice regarding the date and programme of the examination; many students curse it; the examination sets the students’ heart pounding; however, students concentrate on studies with longer hours; date approaches; question-papers distributed by the invigilators; certain number of the questions to be done in allotted hours; answer -books given to examiners; evolution and allotment of marks; result published….
Why examinations are taken: to test a student’s mental ability and knowledge.
Why examinations are necessary: to make students work-fear of failure and humiliations; to know the comparative merit of students and place them accordingly in their careers….
Why examination are evil: Examinations encourage creaming rather than true and applicable knowledge ; a game of chance and skill; standard of marking not uniformly personal moods and approach of the examiners may affect objectivity; one year’s efforts tested in just two-three hours (?).. etc.
Suggestion for reform: A series of practical test, weekly tests, objective –plus – subjective test; counseling for examinations to help students to take the examinations in a sporting spirit; progressive idea is to allow text-books in examination halls…
Conclusion: the analysis shows that despite the evil nature of examinations we are bound to go along with them. This is because we have not hitherto evolved any effective alternatives to them. However, the tests and evaluation systems should be so designed that they make a real test of a student’ s mental ability, originally and faculty of critical thinking.
This may sound philosophical. But this is a also reality to the day.
Examinations are an age-old practice of evaluating students’ god had tested the devotion of Ibrahim. But the modern system of examination is the gift of the British rule.
From of examination today: prior notice regarding the date and programme of the examination; many students curse it; the examination sets the students’ heart pounding; however, students concentrate on studies with longer hours; date approaches; question-papers distributed by the invigilators; certain number of the questions to be done in allotted hours; answer -books given to examiners; evolution and allotment of marks; result published….
Why examinations are taken: to test a student’s mental ability and knowledge.
Why examinations are necessary: to make students work-fear of failure and humiliations; to know the comparative merit of students and place them accordingly in their careers….
Why examination are evil: Examinations encourage creaming rather than true and applicable knowledge ; a game of chance and skill; standard of marking not uniformly personal moods and approach of the examiners may affect objectivity; one year’s efforts tested in just two-three hours (?).. etc.
Suggestion for reform: A series of practical test, weekly tests, objective –plus – subjective test; counseling for examinations to help students to take the examinations in a sporting spirit; progressive idea is to allow text-books in examination halls…
Conclusion: the analysis shows that despite the evil nature of examinations we are bound to go along with them. This is because we have not hitherto evolved any effective alternatives to them. However, the tests and evaluation systems should be so designed that they make a real test of a student’ s mental ability, originally and faculty of critical thinking.
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