STAGE 2 Child Studies Investigation

“Early testing of a child’s ability in literacy and numeracy can adversely affect a child’s social and cognitive development and their well-being”.

In the early years of primary school children have to deal with unprecedented levels of pressure as they face frequent tests (Cassidy, S 2008). In today’s contemporary society opinions are divided as to whether testing does in fact hinder a child’s social and cognitive development and well-being. Children's lives are being disadvantaged by the government's insistence that schools focus on literacy and numeracy testing at the expense of creative teaching (Klenowski, V & Wyatt-Smith, C 2012).

Click below to read the full investigation that I wrote back in 2012 as part of Stage 2 Child Studies:

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