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Hinder
by Ying Yang
Created on: August 17, 2009 Last Updated: August 19, 2009
The frantic scribbling of notes, the frenzied tapping of calculators, late nights at the library
Created on: June 12, 2009 Last Updated: June 13, 2009
The problem with final exams is that they have become an end rather than a means. They should be
by Abbi Sharp
Created on: April 05, 2008
Testing itself does not hinder the education process. Ongoing assessments should be made by teachers
Created on: March 30, 2008 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
Final exams hinder the education process. I am a retired mathematics high school teacher with over 35
Created on: November 30, 2008 Last Updated: February 10, 2009
Examinations are evaluative means for gauging students' achievements over a medium to long-term period.
Created on: February 13, 2009
Learning can't really be measured, but assessments are necessary to evaluate students' progress. We
by T.C Leonard
Created on: December 16, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
I'm going to take the "hinder" side but do it from the college aspect. I will admit that reviewing the
Created on: October 16, 2009
There are many memories that can make me smile when I remember my High School years. Along with the
Created on: June 28, 2008
I feel that standardized testing does indeed hinder the education process. Educators attempt to validate
Created on: September 03, 2007 Last Updated: August 15, 2010
The worry over final exams can hinder the education process if students are distracted from their learning
by G E Barr
Created on: March 31, 2008 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
If I were allowed one year of study and research, I could write papers much more valuable to my education
by oufb
Created on: May 19, 2009 Last Updated: May 25, 2009
As a mature postgraduate student, I strongly believe that final examinations do not help the education
Created on: February 07, 2009
I believe that final exams hinder the educational process because there is no purpose if students have
Created on: February 13, 2009
Final exams are wrongly associated to knowing. I don't believe that testing a student on paper can assure
by Kayme Moon
Created on: January 31, 2009
Fresh from the world of education as a student I've witnessed the changes that have taken hold of schools
Created on: February 15, 2008 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
What is the educational process? In America today the educational process is based on remember a series
by Luis Garay
Created on: August 26, 2008
Final exams are used within the classroom in order to properly gauge one's knowledge of a particular
by Alex Bardos
Created on: December 14, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
Having just graduated from high school myself, I have to say, the final exam is just about the biggest
by Erinn Soule
Created on: February 18, 2008 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
Final Exams, the words alone spell FRIGHTENING! I believe that many talented, smart and brilliant students
by Jonte Rhodes
Created on: August 28, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
Final exams, and i believe all exams in general can only hinder students and give a nonrepresentational
Help
Created on: August 17, 2009 Last Updated: August 18, 2009
As with many educational dilemmas, the pendulum of the necessity of final exams continually swings from
by May Plaige
Created on: September 23, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
When devised correctly, exams do help the education process, especially if they serve as a motivator
Created on: November 24, 2008
It's a funny thing, they're called final exams, but almost everyone translates that to "last test".
Created on: August 27, 2007 Last Updated: November 01, 2011
Final exams can sometimes make or break a student. Having been through 8 years of college and after
Created on: December 16, 2010
I Want an A+
It was barely a decade ago when I walked the hallways in high school assuming I had the
by Sam Boreham
Created on: March 09, 2008 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
As somebody who has completed GCSEs, A Levels, a university degree and who is now studying for a diploma,
by Hunter J.
Created on: January 12, 2010
Ah final exams, everyone has taken them. The question is, do they help who hurt the learning process.
by Norma Budden
Created on: April 01, 2008 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
The necessity of final exams is debated by several people. Some people claim exams are important while
Created on: September 20, 2008
Stressful, heat breaking, aggravating final exams. The students fuss, complain and cram, but of what
by Todd Pheifer
Created on: April 02, 2008 Last Updated: February 16, 2012
The final exam has come under a great deal of fire over the last couple of decades, mostly due to the
by Keith Risman
Created on: August 31, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
The new wave of education is education without accountability. Final exams provide a basis for evaluating
Created on: April 05, 2008 Last Updated: February 03, 2010
There is a rather divisive and unhealthy debate surrounding the merits of final exams. The debate usually
by Rhys Rosser
Created on: July 04, 2008
The first part of my review is about exams and the scond is about coursework
Advantages of exams. An
Created on: August 08, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
While both dreaded and reviled, final exams are useful in reinforcing what has been taught through the
by El Sombreron
Created on: January 26, 2008 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
Let's get this straight; if you don't study you won't pass!
Look, I know tests are hard and unfair at
by Raven Lebeau
Created on: November 27, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
It's hard to stay motivated without exams, and final exams are what motivate students to review all
Created on: September 18, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
Yes! I love taking final exams...it is the frosting on the cake! Studying for them is another matter
Created on: December 16, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
Presently a stay at home mom for sixteen years
I decided it time to go back to school and get a degree.
Therefore,
Created on: August 18, 2007 Last Updated: April 04, 2008
I am a high school teacher who believes that exams are a good thing, no matter what the grade is. People
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