every year thousands of students take important exams which can decide their future.
for example students have to pass exams with satisfactory grades in order to get a place in a university. however are exams a fair way of judging a students abilty? On the one hand, exams seem fair. The questions are the same for all sudents. also the exams are marked according to a strict scheme and usually by more than one emaminer. furtermore students do the exams at the same time and under the same condtions.
on the other hand there are some drawbacks with exams. despite some students deserving to pass they might be so nervous