Testing by Examination is the Fairest Way to Compare Abilities

Nowadays, we might obtain improvement in many aspects of study, for example, various teaching equipment, agile teaching method and so on. However, the methods of testing people's abilities aren't changed. That is examination. There are many arguments about equitable quality of examination. In my opinion, equitable quality of examination is proved by three main points. To begin with, examination needs to be utilized as a benchmark, and point system is the most common way, which …

…is the most objective method of testing. Every question has only answer in most examinations, so the examiners can't discretionarily mark, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and so on. Students only answer a model answer, besides this, any answer is marked to be wrong by the examiners. In summary, I think that examination is a benchmark and most objective method of testing people's abilities. Therefore, testing by examination is the fairest way to compare abilities.