Bruce / King Secondary School Examinations

Facts and Commentary
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-5100-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Web PDF

Secondary School Examinations: Facts and Commentary presents the importance and development of the secondary school examinations. This book explains the pass/fail concept of the General Certificate Education (G.C.E.) wherein the candidates would be classified as either passing or failing with no sub-divisions within these two categories. Organized into eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the underlying principles of the G.C.E. examination for teachers, students, and parents. This text then examines the development of Schools Council for Curriculum and Examinations, which signaled a fresh approach by the central authority to the problem of comparing standards by means of calibration tests. Other chapters consider the method of appointing small sub-committees to work on a syllabus whereby the subject advisory panels take care to guarantee a preponderance of teachers, not forgetting to ensure that boys' as well as girls' schools are represented. This book is a valuable resource for teachers, students, and parents.

Professor George Bruce has over 40 years of experience in shipbuilding, including senior roles in facilities development, research, and innovation. He has acted as a consultant to governments, shipbuilders, other marine companies, and suppliers across the world as well as contributed to national and international committees, steering groups and associations across the industry. He recently retired from Newcastle University where he taught and researched ship production, ship repair, and project management. He continues to teach and consult privately.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bruce, George J.

King, Edmund

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Secondary School Examinations: Facts and Commentary;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;FOREWORD;8
6;CHAPTER 1. SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS;10
6.1;The School Certificate Examinations;11
6.2;The Reforms of 1947;13
6.3;Interpretation of Examination Results;17
6.4;The Pass/Fail Concept;18
6.5;The Reconstitution of the Secondary Schools Examination Council;18
6.6;The Impact of the G.C.E. Examination in the Schools;20
6.7;Relationships between the S.S.E.C. and the Examining Bodies;22
6.8;Admissibility of Subjects;23
6.9;Examinations as an Instrument of Policy;24
6.10;The Advisory Committee;24
6.11;Co-operation between Examining Bodies;25
6.12;The Establishment of the Schools Council;25
7;CHAPTER 2. THE ORDINARY LEVEL;28
7.1;Subject Advisory Panels;28
7.2;Syllabus Revision;31
7.3;Control of Curriculum by G.C.E.;33
7.4;The Art of Examining;34
7.5;Value of Ordinary Level;36
7.6;Ordinary Level in University Selection;36
7.7;English Language;37
7.8;Spoken English;41
7.9;English Literature;42
7.10;History;43
7.11;Geography and Geology;44
7.12;Religious Knowledge;45
7.13;Modern Languages;45
7.14;The Classics;47
7.15;Mathematics;47
7.16;Sciences;48
7.17;Art;48
7.18;Music;49
7.19;Handicraft, Home Economics and Technical Drawing;49
8;CHAPTER 3. THE C. S. .. EXAMINATION;51
8.1;Constitution of a C.S.E. Board;53
8.2;G.C.E. and C.S.E, Constitutions compared;54
8.3;Advantages conceded to the CS.E.;55
8.4;Attempts to Equate G.C.E. and C.S.E. Standard;56
8.5;Modes of Examining;58
8.6;Course Work;59
8.7;The C,S,E, Regional Examining Boards;59
8.8;C.S.E. Grades;61
8.9;Main Committees of C.S.E. Boards;66
9;CHAPTER 4. THE ADVANCED LEVEL AND UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS;68
9.1;The Higher School Certificate;68
9.2;Scholarship Papers;69
9.3;Local Authority Awards;72
9.4;Special Papers;73
9.5;Grading;75
9.6;The Diversity of University Entrance Requirements;77
9.7;Revising Syllabuses;79
9.8;Use of English and General Studies;80
10;CHAPTER 5. THE G.C.E. EXAMINING BODIES;83
10.1;Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations;83
10.2;Cambridge Syndicate;87
10.3;London;89
10.4;The Joint Matriculation Board;92
10.5;Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board;92
10.6;Southern Universities Joint Board for School Examinations;93
10.7;Welsh Joint Education Committee;94
10.8;The Associated Examining Board;94
11;CHAPTER 6. HOW THE G.C.E. EXAMINING BODIES WORK;96
11.1;Computer Data Processing;97
11.2;Appointment of Examiners;98
11.3;The Setting of Papers;99
11.4;Marking Schemes;100
11.5;Choosing Assistant Examiners;101
11.6;The Marking;102
11.7;Standardization;105
11.8;Grades;113
11.9;Borderlines;115
11.10;Hurdles;118
11.11;Oral and Practiced Tests;119
11.12;Criticisms;120
11.13;Examiners' Reports and Statistics;121
12;CHAPTER 7. TESTING IN THE UNITED STATES;122
12.1;American Schools;122
12.2;British Schools;123
12.3;School Records;124
12.4;Internal Testing;124
12.5;The Need for a Counselling Service;125
12.6;Competition for University and College Places;126
12.7;The College Entrance Examination Board;126
12.8;Achievement and Scholastic Aptitude Tests;127
12.9;Advanced Placement;130
12.10;Educational Testing Service;131
12.11;Objective Tests;131
12.12;English Examinations;133
12.13;The Writing Sample;134
12.14;Building a Multiple Choice Test;135
12.15;Test Validity;137
12.16;Side Effects of Examinations;137
12.17;The Differences between Examinations in Britain and the United States;138
13;CHAPTER 8. THE FUTURE;141
13.1;G.C.E. and C.S.E. Compared;141
13.2;Examinations and the Sixth Form;143
13.3;Other Methods of Assessment;146
13.4;Proposal for a School Examinations Service;147
13.5;Staff;151
13.6;Location;151
13.7;Freedom of Action;152
13.8;Assimilation of Existing Boards;152
13.9;Effects on Schools Council;153
13.10;Provision of Staff;153
13.11;Training in Psychometrics and Statistics;154
13.12;Communication of Examination Results;154
13.13;Teachers' Need of Help;156
14;INDEX;158