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Instructor A. Aged 29
You are a junior lecturer in the English Department. You speak in 
favor of continuous assessment as it is more objective and a student 
has to work continuously but not rapidly under the extreme pressure 
of exams. It motivates a student to read widely and to seek more and 
more knowledge, eliminating cramming. Besides it’s a pity that teach-
ers themselves are often judged by examination results and instead 
of teaching their subjects they are reduced to training their students 
in exam techniques which they despise.

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Ann/Peter. Aged 22
You are a final-year student in the English Department. You are 
clever and a bit lazy. You have a knack of concentration under pressure 
and are always successful at exams. You are against continuous as-
sessment because it is sure to reveal the gaps in your knowledge. While 
stating your arguments you address Lecturer E., a senior lecturer, 
because he/she will be your examiner this term.
Lucy/Andrew. Aged 23
You are a final-year student in the English Department. You think 
exams should be abolished. Your arguments are, firstly, no one can 
show his knowledge to advantage after a sleepless night or when he/
she is in mortal terror (some recollections of your personal experience 
would serve as good proof), secondly, examiners may be subjective at 
times.
NB: You are an industrious student, you work hard during the term 
but unlike Ann/Peter you don’t have a knack of working rapidly 
under the extreme pressure of exams.
Postgraduate S. Aged 27
You are a postgraduate in the English Department. You are doing 
research on the new methods of assessment. You disagree that the 
methods of testing a person’s knowledge and ability remain as prim-
itive as in the past. You argue that extensive research into objective 
testing techniques has been carried out. There are already complex 
checking systems, among them computers, used by examiners to 
specially devised tests. In addition exams may be supplemented by 
the teachers’ monthly assessment.