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State the advantages and disadvantages of paper and pencil test as an assessment method in education

State the advantages and disadvantages of paper and pencil test as an assessment method in education.

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Advantages
• This test is economical in terms of time and money
• It provides an opportunity to obtain detailed feedback for both the teachers and learners because the responses are being recorded down.
• A large number can be tested at the Same time
• It allows one to test the students under uniform conditions because examination time can strictly be controlled and access to reference material can be controlled.
• It can cover a wide area of syllabus than performance and oral tests.
• All students answer the same question paper hence comparison of the results can be done effectively.
Disadvantages.
• The results may be influenced by external factors like sickness, stress etc.
• It attaches a lot of importance to a very small sample of student behavior.
skilled writter answered the question on April 24, 2018 at 18:36

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