Students in grades 7, 8 and 9 reflected on the benefits and difficulties associated with end of year exams.
Difficulties include procrastination, balancing study with regular homework, staying up too late, remembering everything from the whole year, and pacing oneself during each individual exam.
Benefits include motivation to review the year’s learning, self assessment to inform summer study, learning to cope with stress and pressure, creating and keeping with a study schedule, and practice for grade 10 and grade 12 exams.
