Ivan Krasko: Exams are not useful (2.)

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Exams are not useful (2.)

CJ1/anglický jazyk, 8. marec 2004, semester LS/2

    Students as well as teachers have two different points of view. One opinion is that exams are necessary, because it is the only way that students can prove their knowledge. Others think that examination solves nothing; it only discourages students from learning and makes them hate school.
    It can be said that exams sometimes are necessary, sometimes are not. The fact is that many students learn only because they think it is a must. It there wasn’t a risk of falling the exam, they would stop learning immediately.
    However, exams are not always objective. For example, the result of oral examination is usually deeply influenced by teacher’s attitude to the concrete student; it doesn’t reflect only student’s knowledge.
    In addition, some lessons shouldn’t be evaluated at all. Especially physical education should be aimed to make the youngsters move, not to let them know they are wrong. In this case, exams are very contra productive and could have bad effects on people’s attitude to sport and healthy life-style.
    We should change examination habits. Exams must be more objective and less exhausting. The best solution is somewhere in between.