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I've touched this issue for god-knows how many times. And now I'm reposting this subject for the umpteenth time.

What exactly do exams want? No, what do they want from the candidates? I'm talking about those objective and subjective papers of the study subjects (ie, Geography). Getting 100/100 or so, regardless of how you do it, just do it. Or rather, testing your knowledge (but believe me, it has nothing to do with your intelligence quotient) and your understanding after a certain semester, OR can it be a tool to test your speed of regurgitating evrything you've learnt thus far?

If the main objective of examinations is to ensure each and every student gets distinctions in every subjects, then it has failed miserably. On the other hand, if exams are to test your knowledge and your understanding (aside from putting your SRP - Super Rationalizing Powers - to a test), well, I can say that it has succeeded with flying colours, because the only reason why we take exams is to test our own understanding. Or so we thought.

But how about the speed of regurgitating? Well, I understand this subject but I take a longer time to put my thoughts into words. So is that the mission of tests? To see how fast you can put what you have learnt onto the dreadful test papers? Well, that, obviously, is one of the many reasons why we dread exams. We need time, sirs and madames. Only that we can gradually figure out the solution. But, I don't really think this is the primary motive. Really.

So exams are to test your knowledge and your understanding in subjects. Well what if I really understand this subject on reproduction, but suddenly I can't remember the reason testicles are placed outside of the body. And so since I truly understand the subject, it's okay for me to take a peek at the girl-on-my-right's paper. What? It's wrong and it's called cheating? Well who cares. I understand the subject fully, just that I can't remember my facts well. So what's wrong, peepel?

So what ARE exams actually? To test your knowledge, or to test your memory? Perhaps it's something between those two? If it's so, then what exactly is the use of exams? Oh yeah, it serves as a medium to measure your brainpower. Snort I will.

Nowadays we barely study for knowledge. We merely study to ace an exam. But that's not the point of this whole post.

The point is, is it alright to ask/seek/peek for answers during an examination?

So yeah, we study and we study, we do exercises and get demerited because we didn't complete our homework, and we revise and we study, but in the end we turn out to forget certain things. And then we copy.

So, have you studied for your exam?

--SOCT