'Assessment is most effective when students are not given grades.' Do you agree?

I believe providing students with bands as per the mark scheme allows the student to progress up the mark scheme by highlighting what they have accomplished and feed forward to move up the band. Closer to exams and when required to provide a target grade around the Student Review Period, a grade may be useful.

'''I do agree with this to an extent, however it can be a de-motivator with the lower grades. At the end of the day the grades are more of a monitoring tool for the teacher. The feedback is the most useful part of the assessment for the student, to allow them to improve and target areas of weakness. '''