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mportant in learning. (http://www.officeport.com/edu/bloom s.htm) Titled Bloom’s Taxonomy, it was developed in 1956 and proved that over 95 percent of the test questions students encounter require them to think only at the lowest possible level, knowledge, or the mere recollection of information. The chart consists of six levels. The lowest is knowledge, the second is understanding, the third is application, the forth is analysis, the fifth is synthesis and the top level is evaluation.

“Exams are still important assessment tools for testing knowledge and understanding,” Francis said. “Papers and presentations, on the other hand, serve a different and vital purpose. They assess a student’s ability to synthesize and analyze complex subject matter and present it in such a way that it has meaning to the receiver audience,” she said.

So while some students shiver in their seats awaiting those nerve-wrecking exams, others find more ease in tests as opposed to papers, presentations or projects. Whether you have the “blue-book blues,” writer’s block or fear of presenting, students endure an array of all different types of methods during their college career. Loquitur welcomes your comments on this story. Please send your comments to: Loquitur@yahoogroups.com. The editors will review your points each week and make corrections if warranted.