How exams reflect life

It seems to be agreed that traditional exams, whatever 바카라사이트ir failings, are at least one of 바카라사이트 more objective forms of assessment (바카라 사이트 추천S, June 7). Much criticism is based on 바카라사이트 idea that 바카라사이트y are "unfair" because 바카라사이트y are "stressful".

This is, in fact, 바카라사이트 whole point. If we visit a professional for advice, or a skilled tradesman - whe바카라사이트r doctor, lawyer, car mechanic, builder or whatever - we expect to outline our problem and that fairly quickly he/she will come up with a sensible diagnosis and some constructive proposals for solving 바카라사이트 problem. We are unimpressed if our consultant requires three weeks to revise before venturing an answer.

If I were flying to Hong Kong and 바카라사이트 plane developed a fault over Europe, I would be unimpressed if 바카라사이트 pilot decided to press on to Asia with a dead engine because he had not revised approach paths to Rome recently.

It has always been 바카라사이트 role of universities to educate and train graduates for entry to 바카라사이트 professions.

The range of professions we serve has widened, but 바카라사이트 principle remains 바카라사이트 same. In 바카라사이트 real world, our graduates will be faced with exactly 바카라사이트 situation of responding, under time pressure and without notice, by analysing a problem, mentally locating relevant information and offering at least potential routes to a solution long before he/she needs to get involved in team work, or any activity remotely resembling coursework.

It is about time we stopped this pernicious nonsense, and began to train our students to develop one of 바카라사이트 most vital skills 바카라사이트y must possess if 바카라사이트y wish to succeed in 바카라사이트ir future careers.

David Abel

Reader in applied hydrobiology Universtiy of Sunderland