Examination be Held or Not?

National Examination of any year to be a frightening specter for all people, not just student, but parents,
brothers, family. Although fact is not something that should be feared, but should be the concern of any
clutter maintenance national examination year. Did not the first time Indonesia implement national
examination, but only upon the chaos of any year. Whether it's a technical issue or related pros and cons
of national examination. When the government arrested the strong need for the establishment of the
exam, there are actually a lot of things that should be assessed as to whether national examination
should exist or not.

For people who agree, national examination is necessary for students as a requirement to graduate from
a school. People who support the national examination explain that the quality of the Indonesia
education will drop without national examination, so they try to defend the current system. They also
think that national examination can motivate students to study harder.

However there are people who disagree with the opinion. Those who against this national examination
kept in school education say that it doesn't need the national examination because the quality of
education does not just depend on the national examination. Further, the national examination only
measure a small portion of students' competence in specific subjects, and does not measure students'
competence throughout the semester. There is also opinion that the national examination will make the
students depressed and stress. Moreover the quality of education in Indonesia is causing uneven result
national examination inequality between urban areas with advanced education than rural areas with
limited education facilities. On the other hand society is too focused on national examination, if a child
gets bad grades when national examination does not pass, then the students would be abused and
would deprive the students' confidence. In addition to the events that occur every year when it will be
implemented nationwide exam is still chaotic distribution of matter and not timely.

In conclusion, national examination can still be useful as an instrument of evaluate or detect the level of
students' cognitive competence in several subjects, on a national scale. However, is not fair if only
national examination score that judge whether students pass or not. Government should make a
regulation that national examination is not the only requirement for students to graduate. There should
be other requirements added such as students' daily score, behavior, and achievement.

A. The Purpose
 To discuss an issue "Should National Examination be held or not?".

B. The Generic Structure

Issue

National Examination of any year to be a frightening specter for all people, not just student, but parents,
brothers, family. Although fact is not something that should be feared, but should be the concern of any
clutter maintenance national examination year. Did not the first time Indonesia implement national
examination, but only upon the chaos of any year. Whether it's a technical issue or related pros and cons
of national examination. When the government arrested the strong need for the establishment of the
exam, there are actually a lot of things that should be assessed as to whether national examination
should exist or not.

Arguments Pros

National examination is necessary for students as a requirement to graduate from a school.

National examination explain that the quality of the Indonesia education will drop without national
examination.

National examination can motivate students to study harder.

Arguments Cons

The quality of education does not just depend on the national examination.

National examination only measure a small portion of students' competence in specific subjects.

National examination will make the students depressed and stress.

If the students does not pass then it would be abused by the local communities and will eliminate the
students' confidence.

Conclusion

In conclusion, national examination can still be useful as an instrument of evaluate or detect the level of
students' cognitive competence in several subjects, on a national scale. However, is not fair if only
national examination score that judge whether students pass or not. Government should make a
regulation that national examination is not the only requirement for students to graduate. There should
be other requirements added such as students' daily score, behavior, and achievement.

C. Linguistic Features
· It uses present tense

"Although fact is not something that should be feared".

"National Exam is necessary for students as a requirement to graduate from a school".

It focuses on generic participant

Human participant

a. Students

b. Parents

c. Brothers

d. People

Nonhuman participant

a. School

It uses contrastive conjunction

"Although fact is not something that should be feared".

" However there are people who disagree with the opinion".

" On the other hand society is too focused on national examination".

It often uses modality

"But should be the concern of any clutter maintenance national examination year".

"There is also opinion that the national examination will make the students depressed and stress".

"National examination can still be useful as an instrument of evaluate or detect the level of students'
cognitive competence in several subjects, on a national scale".

"Then the child would be abused and would deprive the child's confidence".

It often uses additives

"In addition to the events that occur every year when it will be implemented nationwide exam is still
chaotic distribution of matter and not timely".

"Moreover the quality of education in Indonesia is causing uneven result national examination inequality
between urban areas with advanced education than rural areas with limited education facilities".