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Modern Examinations In the schools of ancient times, the most important examinations were spoken. Usually the students were
Modern Examinations In the schools of ancient times, the most important examinations were spoken. Usually the students were
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Modern Examinations
In the schools of ancient times, the most important examinations were
spoken. Usually the students were supposed to say poetry aloud or give
【1】______ or discuss questions. Although the concrete forms of exami- 【1】______
nations were various, they were alike in their essence, that is, they were
spoken, which partly remains till today.
However, modern examinations take a different form ---a written
form, which was developed in the 19th century due to the increase in【2】【2】______
______ and the development of modern industry. But in the process of
examination, teachers and students are supposed to act like【3】______ 【3】______
but not human.
Commonly there are two types of tests used in modern schools, they
are called "objective" test and "subjective" test respectively. With the
former one concentrated on the【4】______ of facts while the latter one 【4】______
on personal【5】______, the two are different in many ways. Of course 【5】______
they both have advantages and disadvantages. So far as the "objective" test
is concerned, it is fair, above all, and then it is very efficient because its
form of answer is simple and objective, and it is easy to be【6】______ 【6】______
But as this way of testing sometimes depends too much on "【7】______ ’, 【7】______
it is ultimately not very satisfactory. As for the "subjective" test, it u-
sually refers to "【8】______ tests, which, comparatively speaking, 【8】______
contains less element of luck and thus can better reflect the students’ abili-
ty of putting facts together into a meaningful whole. However, because this
form of testing requires students to write long answers, the students’ ability
of【9】______ becomes a disturbing factor. Besides, the examiners ’ 【9】______
feelings are different, that is to say, they are subjective when scoring
students’ answers. Therefore, the "subjective" test is not so fair as the
"objective" one.
From the above, we know that whatever kinds of tests we take, it
would be【10】______, and problems would arise. However, if we 【10】______
combine these two types together, we would get a clearer picture of
students’ ability through testing.
【3】
Modem Examinations
In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor’s degree.
Generally, however, modem examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until tile nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modem industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines. There is nothing very human about the examination process.
Two typos of tests are commonly used in modern schools. The first type is sometimes called an "objective" test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly. Sometimes the question is expressed in the form of an incomplete statement, and the answers are phrases which could complete the statement.
For example:
Mahatma Gandhi was (A) an ancient palace in Asia
(B) a famous Roman general
(C) a religious leader in India
(D) a great Christian teacher
On objective tests the student has just one task: he must recognize the correct answer and copy its letter (or number) on his examination paper. Sometimes there is an answer sheet on which the four letters or numbers are printed. Then the student has only to circle the one that goes with the correct answer. For testing a student’s memory of facts and details, the objective test has advantages. It can be scored very quickly by the teacher or even by a machine. In a short time the teacher can find out a great deal about the student’s range of knowledge. For testing some kinds of learning, however, such a test is not very satisfactory. A lucky student may guess the correct answer without really knowing the material. Moreover, some of the wrong answers are usually more incorrect than others, yet the scores on the test will not take account of this fact. Looking at the example given above, we can see that C is the expected answer. But a student who chooses A or B shows that he knows nothing at all about Gandhi, while the student who chooses D seems at least to know that he was a person with a strong influence upon the ideas of others, The student who chooses D should therefore receive a higher grade than one who chooses A or B, but this is not how objective tests work. For a clearer picture of what the student knows, most teachers use another kind of examination in addition to objective tests. They use "essay" tests, which require students to write long answers to broad general questions, such as the following:
Mention several ways in which Mahatma Gandhi has influenced the thinking of people in his own country and in other parts of the world.
One advantage of the essay test is that it reduces the element of luck. The student cannot get a high score just by making a lucky guess. Another advantage is that it shows the examiner more about the student’s ability to put facts together into a meaningful whole. It should show how deeply he has thought about the subject. Sometimes, though, essay tests have disadvantages, too. Some students are able to write rather good answers without really knowing much about the subject, while other students who actually know the material have trouble expressing their ideas in essay form. Besides, on an essay test the student’s score may depend upon the examiner’s feelings at the time of reading the answer. If he is feeling tired or bored, the student may receive a lower score than he should. Another examiner reading the stone answer might give it a much higher mark. From this standpoint the objective test gives each student a fairer chance, and of course it is easier and quicker to score.
Most teachers and students would probably agree that examinations are unsatisfactory. Students dislike taking them; teachers dislike giving them and scoring students’ answers. Whether an objective test or an essay test is used, problems arise. When some objective questions ate used along with some essay questions, however, a fairly clear picture of the student’s knowledge can usually be obtained.
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