英语四级写作：如何看待大学考试

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　　In most colleges and universities the examination is used as a chief means
of deciding whether a student succeeds or fails in mastering a particular
subject. Although it does the job quite efficiently, its side effects are also
enormous.
        　　To begin with, examinations lower the standards of teaching. Since teachers
are often judged by examination results, they are reduced to training their
students in exam techniques. No subjects can be taught successfully merely
through being approached with intent to take examinations. In addition, the most
undesirable effect is that examinations encourage bad study habits. As the
examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student
is driven to memorize mechanically rather than to think creatively.
        　　In fact, few of us admit that examinations can contribute anything really
important to the students’ academic development. If that is the case, why cannot
we make a change and devise something more efficient and reliable than
examinations?
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