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Fredoon Farokh
Throughout the history of education, educational experts are looking for ways to evaluate the knowledge level of students. Oral tests, essay exams, and multichoice exams are some of them. In my view, the last one is the worse! My preferable way for taking an exam is essay exams.
First, they pose less stress on me. Stress is an inevitable/integral part of tests but the multiple-choice style fuels it. This is because you have less answer time so you have to answer questions in a hast, which more likely to choose an incorrect option.
Second, you can receive a higher score on an essay exam. For example, consider you have to solve a problem on a mathematics exam. If you find the solution but reach an incorrect result due to some calculation/arithmetic errors, you still have a chance to gain a portion of the score in the essay examination. However, you will not get any score on a multiple-choice test even though you know how to solve it.
All in all, I do not credit objective tests because not only do they impose unnecessary anxiety on students, but they also will hinder students from getting the score deserved.
Jul 12, 2022 3:07 AM
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Throughout the history of education, educational experts are looking for ways to
evaluate the knowledge level of students. Oral tests, essay exams, and
multichoice exams are some of them. In my view, the last one is the worse! My
preferable way for taking an exam is essay exams. First, they pose less stress
on me. Stress is an inevitable/integral part of tests but the multiple-choice
style fuels it. This is because you have less answer time so you have to answer
questions in a hast, which more likely to choose an incorrect option. Second,
you can receive a higher score on an essay exam. For example, consider you have
to solve a problem on a mathematics exam. If you find the solution but reach an
incorrect result due to some calculation/arithmetic errors, you still have a
chance to gain a portion of the score in the essay examination. However, you
will not get any score on a multiple-choice test even though you know how to
solve it. All in all, I do not credit objective tests because not only do they
impose unnecessary anxiety on students, but they also will hinder students from
getting the score deserved.
…educational experts have been looking for ways to
evaluate…
…multiple-choice exams…
…the last one is the worst!
My preferred way of taking an exam is essay writing.
Firstly, because they are less stressful for me.
…inevitable part…
…multiple-choice style increases it.
This is because there is less time to answer so questions must be answered in a hurry, which is more likely to cause an incorrect selection.
Second, it is possible to receive a higher…
…consider having to solve a problem on a mathematics exam. If the solution is found, but was reached with an incorrect method due to some calculation errors, it is still possible to gain a portion of the score in the essay examination.
However, there will be no score given on an incorrect answer on a multiple-choice test even though the test taker may have the knowledge of how to solve it.
…I am not in favour of objective tests…
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July 12, 2022
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Fredoon Farokh
Language Skills
English, Persian (Farsi), Spanish
Learning Language
English, Spanish
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