Ireland has a high performing but pressurised system of exams which may be fuelling a fear of failure among some students
Leaving Cert 2023: Universities may use lotteries for high-points courses as official criticises ‘populist’ grade inflationThe resulting report provides a fascinating outside view on the strengths and weaknesses of the Leaving Cert. In doing so, it may provide a signpost for the direction of future reform.
However, students report lower levels of overall life satisfaction and “intense stress and pressure”. The fear of failure is one source of anxiety, with Irish teens more likely to worry about their plans for the future. It notes that Leaving Cert exam results are used for an especially “selective” model of entry to third level which is “particularly competitive” due to the lack of more vocational options and the high numbers of school leavers who want to go third level.
“Students in Ireland are competing… with a very large share of the student cohort, which makes entrance competitive. Every single mark in the Leaving Certificate can be critical for students and their chances of getting a place in their desired institution and programme,” it notes.It is common elsewhere to use a combination of different sources of information about student learning to assess students for certification at the end of secondary school.
While there has been a move towards more project work in the Leaving Cert, core subjects such as English and maths are still assessed through external written exams. This made it more challenging in Ireland to devise alternative assessment models during Covid compared to other counties.
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