tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post6547947684429623827..comments2023-11-22T05:51:28.934+00:00Comments on Frank Chalk: Exam BoardsMr Chalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02300002644366743672noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-5373762323683898322011-12-28T11:16:28.151+00:002011-12-28T11:16:28.151+00:00The European engineering workers (not "engine...The European engineering workers (not "engineers" in any formal sense in European terms) I've encountered seem to have been better educated than I and my British co-workers. Let's find out why, and copy their system. It appears to produce results. Even their command of English is sometimes superior to ours!<br />The Germans, French and Swiss are doing something right, so let's find out what it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-51786813440818056692011-12-17T00:30:11.972+00:002011-12-17T00:30:11.972+00:00Er Ben, I did Nuffield science at A level (Physics...Er Ben, I did Nuffield science at A level (Physics and Chemistry) my teachers both had doctorates, and did the theory really well. They also had practicals to tie it to, for example a rerun of a Milikan like experiment to measure the charge of an electron (from which you could conduct an experiment to measure it's mass).<br /><br />It was rigorous, and practical and crucially enjoyable. In my investigation I built a machine to cover the lab in water whilst generating a pleasingly high voltage (around 100KV).<br /><br />On the other hand, since I did those, standards have dropped because in part of league tables and the way they are measured. Clearly there needs to be a standard test rather than the exam a particular school wants to get the grades for,Benedict Whitehttp://aconservatives.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-33351469654264218182011-12-13T18:56:01.442+00:002011-12-13T18:56:01.442+00:00There isn't any competition between exam board...There isn't any competition between exam boards on **quality**, because the QCA makes sure they all inflate their grades together.<br /><br />There USED to be competition, and everybody knew which were worthwhile and which were not. People who just want a Stifficate can do Nuffield science. People who want to learn science did JMB. <br /><br />And everyone could tell who was who, which is the point.Bennoreply@blogger.com