Examinations - has it killed education

[ankitgokani]

i feel most of wud be w8ing to answer dis so go on guys.

[saurabhwaghmare]

I think exams are a must inorder to judge :-
a) The efficiency of a person to reproduce the things he has learnt
b) Check out his analytical & reasoning skills.

[luke_kenny]

i belive exams sld b very practical (not in class room) not from books material
these will b something which will help guys like us, all exams are for judging our capabilities and abilities.....
this bookish material examination is really killing us

[aks.cet]

While it might be true that examinations as the sole criterion for judging performance might not be a good idea , examinations can still be used as one of the many performance criteria. Examinations can be combined with other tools like projects , assignments and presentations to judge a student's performance. The weightages for the different tools would have to be carefully chosen after taking into consideration the nature of the course as well as the depth of the course. If the subject calls for a mere understanding of the facts , the weightage of examinations can be more . However if the subject has more practical implementaions , the weightages for the projects can be made substantially higher. Also rather than questioning the usefulness of exams , it would be better if we focus on the nature / quality of the questions in the examination . If the questions call for a mere cramming of the subject , it would not necessarily be a good judgement of the students abilities. On the other hand , if the questions were to test the understanding of the concepts and the applications that it could have , it calls for a larger amount of analysis /thinking from the student . Such an examination would be more ideal to hudge the student

[themanufan]

i think all examinations should test the understanding of students and not their learning capacity. I think all exams should be MCQ's.. ;)
They are the best.. you at least have the satisfaction of having the right answer right in front of u.. :)