Examinations for assessment

Nowadays, all colleges are using tests to assess students, but some of the colleges are using new styles of assessment by teacher assessment. We have both ways in some subject. Some students agree that examinations are an unfair way of assessment and should not be used at the HCT. In this essay, I will discuss whether or not exams should be used for assessment.
The assessment strategies used in courses at the HCT in the UAE are tests which will be over a specific period of time. For example, Math’s test will be at a period of one and half hour sometimes it will be easy and student finish the test before the time finish. Therefore, everyone will be happy, but it will not be like this all the time. Sometimes it will be difficult and there is not enough time. Second, students might not be in a good mood or he had a hard week or he was sick so he will get a low score on the test. The fact is that a test only measures performance on one day of the year and at one moment in time. Results indicate that assessment in class will be more accurate and teachers can assess the student by many ways how the students participate in class and his attendance also his performance. For example some students were careless at class and they have poor attendance but in the exam they got higher marks than the others. In addition, teachers tend to be satisfied with these assessment strategies, but suggest that alternative modes of assessment should also be considered. Students do not find such tests adequate for assessing their real performance in most courses. The exams used to improve student’s skill, because they will spend more time to study. Moreover, the exams let teachers to know what the student understand and do not understand of the course.
In conclusion, I think if we make 70% of the final result will be by class assessment by the teachers in class and 30% for tests it will be fair.