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| Hinder | 38% | 165 votes | Total: 437 votes | |
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by Abbi Sharp
Testing itself does not hinder the education process. Ongoing assessments should be made by teachers on a daily basis. There is, however, a politically driven set of tests given...read more
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I feel that standardized testing does indeed hinder the education process. Educators attempt to validate standardized testing of students by claiming that tests can help teache...read more
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Final exams hinder the education process. I am a retired mathematics high school teacher with over 35 years of experience and have also been an assistant adjunct professor on t...read more
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What is the educational process? In America today the educational process is based on remember a series of facts and information long enough to regurgitate it onto a final exam ...read more
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by Luis Garay
Final exams are used within the classroom in order to properly gauge one's knowledge of a particular subject and are usually cumulative. The problem here is that we really are n...read more
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by Gina Barr
If I were allowed one year of study and research, I could write papers much more valuable to my education than a final exam and I would have a degree, which by the way, I wouldn...read more
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by Phil Hill
When your whole education depends on exams at the end of your course, it's easy to take your eye off the ball. Learning should be a continual process. But when the be all and en...read more
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by Scrawl
Students take numerous exams in all of their subjects throughout their education. There has been much media speculation and strong criticisms of the current system and many are ...read more
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by Erinn Soule
Final Exams, the words alone spell FRIGHTENING! I believe that many talented, smart and brilliant students fail when it comes to exams, tests or final anythings. It is sad that...read more
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by Alex Bardos
Having just graduated from high school myself, I have to say, the final exam is just about the biggest waste of academic time I have ever encountered. Because a student's grade ...read more
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by Desni White
Everyone makes a big deal about final exams. While it is important to do well to get into the course and university of your choice, inevitably those that do well will do well an...read more
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Final Exams paint only one picture. That is a totally random snapshot of a particlar set of circumstances on a particular hour of a students whole academic life. What was th...read more
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During my undergraduate degree we were assessed in two ways. The first was essays written throughout the term and the second was an exam in which you would write three short es...read more
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by Ayesha Rao
Well its quite an interesting debate. Lets look at both the sides. Exams do help assess the competencies of an individual but it is not the only tool to judge the potentials of ...read more
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Final exams, and i believe all exams in general can only hinder students and give a nonrepresentational measurement of a students intelligence and progress with their learning. ...read more
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by T.C Leonard
I'm going to take the "hinder" side but do it from the college aspect. I will admit that reviewing the information is a good thing in a course that serves as a pre-requisite fo...read more
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Final Exams are a joke. I am 29-years-old and I am a LVN and an alcohol and drug abuse counselor. I have been through all of my school years and through 5 years of college. I...read more
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by Mohan Padman
The very idea of having a 'final' examination which decides a student's future is itself a quite unprofessional method of testing or assessing a student's ability. There has to ...read more
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Personally, I think of myself as an excellent student. I do my homework, and if I have questions, I ask the teacher or aide for help. But I hate taking tests. I feel it is an...read more
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Firstly to answer this we have really got to ask ourselves why we study. Generally its for one of two reasons. Number one : because of an interest in the subject and a wish to ...read more
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by Norma Budden
The necessity of final exams is debated by several people. Some people claim exams are important while others claim they are a hindrance to the education process. For those who ...read more
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by Rhys Rosser
The first part of my review is about exams and the scond is about coursework Advantages of exams. An exam is always feared by a student and it often brings out the best. It t...read more
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by Raven Lebeau
It's hard to stay motivated without exams, and final exams are what motivate students to review all the material, putting the concepts together. Granted, it is unfortunate ...read more
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When devised correctly, exams do help the education process, especially if they serve as a motivator to keep up in the course and stay active to ensure preparedness. The main...read more
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by Sam Boreham
As somebody who has completed GCSEs, A Levels, a university degree and who is now studying for a diploma, I wholeheartedly agree that final exams help the education process. I h...read more
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Final exams can sometimes make or break a student. Having been through 8 years of college and after teaching lab classes and general lectures to freshmen, I believe that the fin...read more
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There is a rather divisive and unhealthy debate surrounding the merits of final exams. The debate usually centres around the emotional factors and the effects that these have on...read more
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by Todd Pheifer
The final exam has come under a great deal of fire over the last couple of decades, mostly due to the fact that too many people are failing them. The reality of life is that wh...read more
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by Keith Risman
The new wave of education is education without accountability. Final exams provide a basis for evaluating whether learning occurred in the classroom. It is a test of the stude...read more
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While both dreaded and reviled, final exams are useful in reinforcing what has been taught through the term, one final time. A student in a class where a great deal of informati...read more
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by El Sombreron
Let's get this straight; if you don't study you won't pass! Look, I know tests are hard and unfair at times, but final exams determine if you actually learned something throu...read more
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by Jayde Clarke
Well of course they help! I'm in Australia we have a School Certificate and a Higher School certificate and before those major exams go down, we have Trial exams, these are a l...read more
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As a high school English teacher, I often hear students complain about having to take final exams. They complain that there is too much information and are, more often than not,...read more
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Yes! I love taking final exams...it is the frosting on the cake! Studying for them is another matter but it forces you to review all of the year's material, you notice which s...read more
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Presently a stay at home mom for sixteen years I decided it time to go back to school and get a degree. Therefore, when I finish I can reenter the work force and know what...read more
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by Amelia T.
I can remember throughout my schooling the experience of exam taking, the sometimes tedious and anxiety provoking days of preparation, the hours invested in writing these exams,...read more
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I am a high school teacher who believes that exams are a good thing, no matter what the grade is. People may find this weird as a statement, but I believe that sitting down and ...read more
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by Chocola8
Final exams are a source of testing students how much they know and have learned in that specific period.Final exams serve the teachers as to make sure of possiblity of improvfe...read more
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Being a student just a few years ago, I have much to say on this subject. Final exams are good for finding if the students has learned what the course has taught. Screw the stre...read more
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