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Old May 15th, 2008, 09:35 am
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Default Re: Are examinations a true test of knowledge?

I don't think so.
A student who understands how the exam is structured and what the examiner is looking for will almost always score better than a student of a reasonably higher level without the exam preparation.

This is based on experience of TOEFL, Trinity and Cambridge exam preparation experience.
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