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a8 tribune february 4 1987 exams serve a purpose s s aid to students and to teachers by demise mcdonald stouffville just men tioning the word exam to most students at stouffville dist secondary school in january is enough to strike fear into the bravest hearts yet now that the month is over and the greuling six days complete a question arises just how valid is examwriting in determining a students know ledge and capabilities exams are just another form of evaluation says principal pe ter bright most students dont find them horrendous and if theyve kept up with their work and have a 70 per cent average during the term they can expect the same on their exams its simply a greater major test according to principal bright exams only constitute 30 to 60 per cent of a students final grade the balance is based on term work including the students in- class participation attendance and marks- received on tests and essays cut our coupon and cut your fuel costs says principal bright the ministry of education has recent ly indicated grade 13 english is to constitute only 30 per cent of a stu dents final grade with the ba lance based on daytoday work principal bright also says stu dents are eased into writing ex ams with the first two weeks of grade 9 being devoted to teaching them how to write tests in a high school setting its simply a trial run towards the final event he says as time goes on the tests get longer harder and more varied for them to write a 90minute exam is only 15 minutes longer than writ ing a test in class exams serve two purposes he continues they evaluate the students success and provide an opportunity for the teachers to ev aluate themselves they also allow the teachers to evaluate a students strengths and weaknes ses and perhaps reassess their preparation to proceed canadians use more petro leum for their cars than for any other purpose thats why it makes good sense to know how you can save energy and money when youre driving the car economy book is 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