Midterm exam
A midterm exam is a test given around the middle of a term in schools.[1]
Purpose
Midterm exams can be given for several reasons. First, it allows a student to see if they need to change how they study for the class (if they do not do well on the exam) or if they should continue to study the same way for the rest of the term (if they do well). This tells a student who does not do well that they should drop the class. Many colleges stop allowing students to drop a class a week or two after the first midterm exam. Midterm exams can also show how well a teacher is doing in teaching their class. Some teachers give more than one midterm exam.
Midterm Exam Media
Cambodian students taking an exam in order to apply for the Don Bosco Technical School of Sihanoukville in 2008
American students in a computer fundamentals class taking an online test in 2001
"The Official Career of Xu Xianqing" - on the bottom right the imperial examination examinees sit their exam, 1590, Ming dynasty
Students taking a scholarship examination in a classroom in 1940
Invigilators may oversee a test to reduce cheating methods such as copying.
References
- ↑ "Noun 1. midterm exam" (HTML). The Free Dictionary.