Detail Testing the Limits; Education Reform   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8792 (Jul. 2012), page 51. Topik: Education System; Exams Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.72 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel At the end of June a scheme to transform the exams most British pupils sit at the age of 16 was leaked to the press. Traditionalists were thrilled. The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is now broadly thought too easy, with an ever-rising number of pupils awarded top marks. Might Michael Gove, the Conservative education secretary, revert to the tougher, more selective O-levels which were ditched in the late 1980s? It turns out that he will not. Nonetheless, he has plenty of radical plans to transform testing, and the education system with it. The case for more rigorous exams is strong. British pupils' performance in international tests has lagged even as the proportion passing GCSEs has risen. In 2000 the country's pupils exceeded the OECD average in reading, maths and science. By the most recent test, in 2009, they had slipped (see chart). Denmark, France, Germany and Sweden also languish in the could-do-better category. But Asian countries are pulling ahead alarmingly. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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