Pupils struggle to balance homework, classroom-based assessments and study for exams
It also found that assessment was at the forefront of the vast majority of students’ minds as they navigated everyday life at school.
Students called for more choice and less pressure in exams and they deemed grading bands to be too broad. This, students said, led to a sense of “futility and frustration” because students were mainly concerned with their grades in exams. The stress experienced in managing everyday workloads led to most students evaluating if specific content was “relevant” for the exams.
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