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Are standardised tests causing too much stress?

A new study has found that standardised tests in primary schools are causing stress and anxiety....

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17.43 21 May 2019


Are standardised tests causing too much stress?


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17.43 21 May 2019


A new study has found that standardised tests in primary schools are causing stress and anxiety.

It is also resulting in many students simply being taught to ‘pass the test’.

Over the last decade or so, the standardised test has become increasingly prominent in our schools.

Joanna Fortune joined Ivan to help analyse why are young school goers are getting anxious.  She is a psychotherapist & author of 15 minute parenting.


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