A majority of teachers in Britain agree with their former students that exams do not reflect future success, research has revealed.
A poll of Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA) members showed that 60% of teachers agree that exams are not the best indicator of a student's ability. The study also found that more than three quarters of Britons feel their performance in exams "does not reflect their true ability."
The CIEA's Graham Herbert said that good assessment "is not just about exams." He added: "For some, exams are an excellent opportunity to prove themselves academically, but we only have to look at the likes of Winston Churchill and Richard Branson - both poor exam performers - to see that testing is not the only measure of true ability.
"The study showed that many adults feel their full potential is not reflected through their exam results, possibly as a result of the undue stress they encounter in test situations."
