1st Edition

Assessment at 16

Edited By Keith Selkirk Copyright 1988
326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

What students are deemed to have achieved when they are sixteen is the measure of how successful or otherwise their progress through the system of compulsory education has been. And yet despite the importance of the process there has been no clear consensus about how best to assess students at sixteen. The various formal examinations which have been tried have now largely been superseded by the... Read more

List of Contributors.  Acknowledgements.  Introduction Keith Selkirk  1. The Development of Examining at Sixteen Keith Selkirk  2. GCSE: The National Criteria Don Ramsden  3. The Work of an Examining Group Colin Vickerman  4. Definitions and Difficulties Bob Fairbrother and Keith Selkirk  5. English Roy Hopwood  6. The Humanities Harry Tolley  7. Foreign Languages John Partington  8. The Arts Norman Binch  9. Mathematics John Pitts  10. Science Bob Fairbrother  11. Craft, Design and Technology Michael Rose  12. Objective Testing Peter Brown  13. Project and Coursework RenĂ©e Berrill  14. Practical Work Derek Foxman  15. Pupil Profiles Peter Brown  16. Records of Achievement Ruth Sutton.  Endpiece Keith Selkirk.  Appendix 1: Abbreviations.  Appendix 2: Examining Groups for the GCSE.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Keith Selkirk