The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union welcomed the announcement which it said provides for “clarity, choice and compassion” for students.
They believe the fact that students will not have sight of their predicted grade results in advance of the June exams will provide an incentive for most students to sit the written papers as an “insurance policy”. Predicted or accredited grades will likely be based on similar sources of data as last year such as teachers’ estimated grades and a standardisation process.
Last year this function was completed by the Department of Education on the basis that the commission only had legal authority to oversee traditional exams.
The students of 2022 will demand the same options.
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