Students see classroom-based assessments (CBAs) as “largely disconnected” from exams, which has led to a sense of “futility and frustration” for them, a review has found. The National Council for ...

A GROWING chorus of teachers, schools and education experts are calling for a return to standard national examinations such as the UPSR (Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah) and PT3 (Pentaksiran Tingkatan ...

THE Education Ministry introduced the School-Based Assessment (PBS) system for secondary schools in 2011, and followed this later with the Classroom-Based Assessment (PBD) method. The aim of the ...

Junior Cycle students are experiencing "significant stress" caused by school workloads and many are struggling to balance homework, Classroom Based Assessments (CBA) and study for tests and exams, ...

Students report feeling significant stress with Junior Cycle workloads and struggle to balance homework, classroom-based assessments and study for exams, according to a review into the impact of ...