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1. Just another brick in the wall.

Author

Seldon, Anthony

Subjects
*BRITISH education system, *ACADEMIC achievement, *EDUCATION policy, *EDUCATIONAL objectives, *EDUCATIONAL tests & measurements
Abstract

The author offers opinions on education in Great Britain. It is argued that schools and universities are failing in their primary mission of facilitating academic achievement by students because of a paradoxical overemphasis on the tests and examinations which it is said have mistakenly been seen as an indication of a student's actual knowledge.

Published
2011

2. letters.

Author

Clarke, Jim, Barlow, Adrian, Gibbons, Simon, Williams, Yvonne, Bethell, George, Richards, Colin, Seldon, Anthony, Cooper, Sheila, Stafford, Pat, and Gibbs, Ben

Subjects
*BRITISH education system, *EDUCATIONAL tests & measurements, *GENERAL Certificate of Secondary Education, *PRIVATE schools, *SCHOOL improvement programs, *LETTERS to the editor
Abstract

Letters to the editor are presented in response to previous articles from "Times Educational Supplement" (TES) including "Charity Is Their Duty, Not an Optional Extra," by Lord Adonis, published in the November 2, 2012 issue, "Because They're Worth It," published in the November 2, 2012 issue, and several articles on an inquiry by Great Britain's Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) into General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) grades.

Published
2012

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