Commentary: Scrap the CCTs!

Remember the time when you stayed up way past midnight to revise for the CCT the next day? Remember the sheer agony? Remember how you took the test like a zombie? For these reasons and more, CCTs should be scrapped!

The purpose of CCTs are to assess the learning of the pupils. However, there already are enough assessments -- ranging from topical assessments to performance tasks. These other modes of assessments are more than enough for assessment. So why do we need the CCTs?

Furthermore, so much time has to be spent revising for a CCT. Other subjects should take the cue from Maths to have topical assessments. However, the Maths department should also scrap the Math CCT. After all, we have been assessed through topical assessments, why do we need to be tested on topics we have already been tested on?

In additon, with all the other assessments, there is simply no time to revise for the CCTs. It results in students staying up late and not paying attention in class. This is definitely not what we want for the students will not be able to catch up with the lessons. Also, some students have so much to do that they take the test half-asleep, which results in terrible grades.

We should also scrap CCTs for without time to revise, our grades will be really bad. This also does not meet the objective of CCTs. CCTs are to assess the students' learning. However, if the student does not revise and does badly, it is an inaccurate portrayal of his understanding of the topic.

If you say that we need to have a CCT to test the students' knowledge on a few topics, do we not already have that? Exactly, the end-of-year examinations! These examinations will test the students knowledge on the topics taught throughout the whole year. Furthermore, there is enough time to prepare for these exams.

By scrapping the CCTs, students can concentrate more on other modes of assessments and at the same time, they will be able to concentrate better in class as they have more rest. The CCTs can be consolidated into the end-of-year examinations. This will be much better for students and it will be an accurate representation of a student's understanding of the lessons and concepts.

So students, fight for your rights and what is right! Scrap the CCTs!