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UAE: Education experts discuss examination-free system amid the pandemic
Nandini Sircar/Dubai
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The jury is still out on the future of school-leaving assessment pattern.
The deepening Covid-19 crisis has compelled education to shift gears and go online, as several college and university classrooms shift are conducting classes virtually and devising ways to most effectively assess pupils’ learning abilities.
Though many movements in the past were aimed at scrapping the traditional examination mechanism, which campaigners argued to be damaging, outdated and stressful, the viral outbreak has forced governments and several educational boards, cutting across geographies, to cancel or postpone examinations.