Topic 1 Do Examinations Exert a Negative Influence on Students?
Examinations used to be considered as a useful tool for teachers to judge the learning progress of the students and see if any subject should be re-taught or explained differently. Useful as the tool is, complaints among students and the society about examinations are still quite common. Many people ask, “Do examinations exert a negative influence on students?” In my point of view, the answer is yes.
As the saying goes that every coin has two sides, examinations are no exception. Besides their advantages, examinations also exert a negative influence on students. On the one hand, examinations restrict students’ knowledge learning and competence building. Because lots of things, such as school admission, employment, certificate acquisition etc., are determined by examination results, it’s no wonder that students have to attach great importance to examinations. Under such circumstances, examinations do not motivate students to read widely and seek knowledge but restrict their reading because what has to be learnt is rigidly laid down by a syllabus. They do not motivate students to build their competence but induce cramming just for higher test scores. On the other hand, examinations affect teachers’ teaching, which directly influences students. Teachers are often judged by their students’ examination scores. As a result, they make great efforts to train their students in exam techniques rather than transmitting knowledge and fostering talents.
In conclusion, the negative influence of examinations on students does exist and can’t be neglected.
Topic 2 Are Test Scores So Important?
In a number of schools, students are promoted, retained and denied graduation based on test scores. Some people even predict that higher scores of students today will translate into better working performance tomorrow. It seems that test scores can be used as a weighing tool to judge many things. But are they so important? I’m afraid the answer is definitely no.
It is true that tests are often one requirement for admission at many schools; and when admission officers scratch their heads making decisions, sometimes a test score is the only criterion on which decisions can be made. I admit that test scores are important to some purpose in school admission. However, they bear no relation to a person’s success or failure. First, some students secure high scores at the cost of extracurricular activities, social practice and physical exercises. They are only good at tests. Second, some students get high test scores by cheating on exams. In this case, the scores mean to no purpose that they are better than those who get lower scores. Furthermore, many people who score high in tests do not necessarily do well in practical work. Job success doesn’t involve taking tests. Successful people work well with groups and have other qualities such as perseverance, motivation, enthusiasm, and emotional intelligence.
All in all, test scores measure only a portion of knowledge and analytical skills but nothing at all about success or failure. In some sense test scores are important, but life means more.
Topic 3 Cheating in the Exams
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