tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316884372249589308.post8681992328553010369..comments2024-02-28T02:21:20.040-08:00Comments on Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: P.S. I love Gove. Xris32http://www.blogger.com/profile/12204550583061791755noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316884372249589308.post-25007560501547514632014-07-20T16:30:48.593-07:002014-07-20T16:30:48.593-07:00Couldn't agree with you more. Don't like t...Couldn't agree with you more. Don't like the man but he has done some good whilst in office. I agree with everything you say and would also add that I like the idea of no longer having multiple exam boards. One exam board means schools can no longer play the game of constantly changing exam boards according to whichever one the perceive that year to be the 'easiest' to pass. On that, and on insisting that exams are more rigorous, I congratulate Gove.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316884372249589308.post-20097984995215275602013-09-10T00:18:31.387-07:002013-09-10T00:18:31.387-07:00Your content is so help full & so impressive T...Your content is so help full & so impressive The TEFL Academy is offering intensive<a href="http://teflcourseslondon.blogspot.in/2013/04/tips-for-getting-most-out-of-your-tefl.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your TEFL Experience</b></a>The TEFL Academyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218523766205843785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316884372249589308.post-2643129458549556112013-09-08T02:50:03.199-07:002013-09-08T02:50:03.199-07:00I have no problem with coursework from that perspe...I have no problem with coursework from that perspective. Some students do achieve better with coursework than exams. Girls certainly work better with it. But the key phrase here is 'if coursework could be done properly'. If it is, then I have no problem with it. But how do you enforce it is done properly? An exam is a controlled assessment. The problem with coursework is the lack of control exam boards have. The controlled conditions assessments attempted to added control measures, but failed. <br /><br />If there was more control and fairness about coursework assessments, I have no problem with them, but at the moment I question the fairness of them, and the amount. <br /><br />Furthermore for AQA, you have to complete four written assessments and three speaking and listening assessments (not any more) over a two year course and also prepare for the exams. Additionally, they insist that assessments should all be done in Year 11. Therefore, Year 11 is a constant round of assessments with some exams at the end. Where is the time for teaching the skills needed for exam, and life? <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Xris32https://www.blogger.com/profile/12204550583061791755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316884372249589308.post-46376878587791150672013-09-08T02:26:20.059-07:002013-09-08T02:26:20.059-07:00If coursework could be done properly for the stude...If coursework could be done properly for the student's development, rather than trying to support the school's headline figures, coursework is excellent for the students. It's a more useful life skill than exam taking.<br /><br />Also, I think the move from a percentage boundary pass rate back to percentiles is classist. I can't think of another way of putting it. Percent boundaries promote meritocracy in a way percentiles do not. That is something that teachers need to really understand and talk about. ACrossnoreply@blogger.com