Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 03/04/2012. Tags: Secondary School News
Poor performance among 15-year-olds taking part in international reading and maths tests has been attributed to exam fatigue.
The results of last year's OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) revealed a significant fall in the scores achieved by students in Ireland, the Irish Independent reports.
Conducted every three years, the test found pupils in Ireland were performing at only an average level for children in the developed world.
However, a new analysis of the results has led to the conclusion that exam fatigue is partly to blame for the outcome.
It was suggested a "don't care" attitude could be behind the low scores compared with actual difficulty achieving good grades.
This is due to the Pisa tests being carried out in March, which is when many 15-year-olds are in the middle of oral and practical exams in the run-up to their Junior Certificate.
Pupils who are feeling
stressed about their forthcoming assessments should address the problem by breaking tasks down into smaller sizes so they can monitor the progress and feel like they are in control of revision.
Written by Donal Walsh
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