Do Examinations Exert a Negative Influence on Students?
考試是否會對學生不利
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 examination 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 student. Teachers are often judged by their students’ examination scores.
過去人們認為考試是老師檢驗學生學習進度的一個有用工具,這樣老師會決定是否有需要重新講解的內容,或是需要用不同方式解釋的內容。盡管這種工具很有用,但是學生和社會對考試產生了諸多抱怨。許多人問道“考試是否會對學生不利”我認為會的。有句老話即,凡事都有兩面,考試也不例外。除了考試的壞處,考試也對學生產生不利的影響。一方面,考試不利于學生學習知識,以及能力發展。但是又因為升學、就業、證書獲取等原因,這些都由考試而決定。難怪,學生不得不重視考試。在這樣的情況下,考試限制了學生的閱讀范圍,和獲取知識,限制了他們的閱讀,因為學生的學習內容是嚴格按照大綱的要求設計的。考試不利于學生發展能力,考試會產生臨時抱佛腳,考取考分的狀況。另一方面,考試影響了老師的教學,這直接影響了學生。老師通常會通過學生的考試成績來判斷學生。
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.
所以,老師要花更多的時間來培養學生的考試技巧,而不是傳播知識,培養人才??偨Y,考試對學生的負面影響存在,并不可忽視。
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