I could remember during my undergraduate days. A lecturer(doctorate degree holder) of mine whenever he is in class will always echo the Statement"if I don't test you with exam what will I test you with".He so much believe in exam to the extent that student in class respond in unison "what will I test you with" the moment he says" if I don't test you with Exam".

Really for me I don't buy that ideology. Reasons be that what determine an A student includes

1 More concern about his/her grade

2 Ability to assimilate chunk of information in his/her medular oblangata (cramming ability) irrespective of the time frame.

3 Speed in writing what he or she has accumulated in his/her medullar (Bet me very useful in exam).

Somebody possessing more knowledge, if not lacking the later two properties of an A student must surely lack the first. Reason be that knowledge facilitate or promote technical know -how while grade promote academic excellence for the purpose of been congratulated. You are either more concern about the grade or the knowledge, both can't go hand in hand. Am sorry to say but B and C students are best in there field of study.

A typical scenario happened during my undergraduate days when a friend of my boasted that he never reads his notes until one or two weeks to exam. I doubted it ,he gave me one of his course note to always take home the moment he finish writing the lecturers note on each lecture day for that course. I returned the note One week to the exam and finally he got A even his score was more higher than mine (76 and 73).

yap..everyone knows that.but that is the only thing that can keep the student in check..just imagine going to school without writing exam..u ursef will relent after all no exams..

missingrib:
yap..everyone knows that.but that is the only thing that can keep the student in check..just imagine going to school without writing exam..u ursef will relent after all no exams..

The academic system should be reformed