tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894087175692223077.post4977373508169618387..comments2024-03-17T06:51:21.819-07:00Comments on Nothing particularly interesting: Gove's new exam-based qualification sets us back 30 yearsJon Tullochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05151477350972202908noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894087175692223077.post-66604475264101490422012-09-20T12:43:12.761-07:002012-09-20T12:43:12.761-07:00Right on! I was good at exams too, so I got on.
...Right on! I was good at exams too, so I got on. <br /><br />Still, it could be argued that exams, teaching kids to cope in stressful situations, is good training for life too. But this has to be alongside genuine learning, how to manage facts & data, how to analyse experiences and the world, and so on. So what on earth was wrong with mixing exams with course work in the first place?Yr Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894087175692223077.post-64466223062981832812012-09-20T05:58:53.596-07:002012-09-20T05:58:53.596-07:00Good point - and yes, I'm afraid I am very one...Good point - and yes, I'm afraid I am very one-sided. I am not sure though, from what you say, that you would advocate exams being the ONLY mode of assessment though - would you? As you say, some of us function better with exams, some with essays, and it is unfair to force everyone into the same mould.<br /><br />Personally, I aced exams too. Indeed, I got an A in English from an exam based on a text which I hadn't even read. I hadn't revised. Knew diddly squat. But was good at waffling.<br /><br />Nothing's changed.Jon Tullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151477350972202908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894087175692223077.post-63779050709981342112012-09-20T05:49:27.831-07:002012-09-20T05:49:27.831-07:00Hmmm.
While constitutionally inclined to support ...Hmmm.<br /><br />While constitutionally inclined to support you I find your arguments one sided:<br /><br />rote learning for quick recall is essential in some jobs, so may be worth testing as we funnel children to them.<br /><br />yes, exams are terrifying, but I used to ace exams and have a terrible time with essays--all that time meant I spent ages reading and putting off the terrible day of writing, to the point of crying over a tutor because I couldn't get started; and I know others who felt the same way.<br />Farah Mendlesohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951321462450109434noreply@blogger.com