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<blockquote data-quote="Tillymint" data-source="post: 2302237" data-attributes="member: 802471"><p>I didn&#039;t always perform well in exams but I don&#039;t like the way the GCSE&#039;s and A&#039;Levels are done now. I agree that some coursework assessment is good but only when balanced with exams. If all the work is assessed and can be repeatedly retaken two things are happening: firstly, results will improve and seeing them improve young people will aspire to have the best results to get into the best universities and resubmit their work until they do, putting their life on hold, costing their parent&#039;s money and then ultimately giving themselves a false sense of their own ability; secondly, in life you can&#039;t retake and rework until you get it right and there are situations where you have to overcome your nerves (interviews, presentations, assessments etc.) and so the experience of sitting exams will have prepared you for this. Let&#039;s keep coursework but let&#039;s do exams as well and let&#039;s limit the number of times young people can revisit their work....otherwise we&#039;ll be introducing an A** grade soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Tillymint, post: 2302237, member: 802471"] I didn't always perform well in exams but I don't like the way the GCSE's and A'Levels are done now. I agree that some coursework assessment is good but only when balanced with exams. If all the work is assessed and can be repeatedly retaken two things are happening: firstly, results will improve and seeing them improve young people will aspire to have the best results to get into the best universities and resubmit their work until they do, putting their life on hold, costing their parent's money and then ultimately giving themselves a false sense of their own ability; secondly, in life you can't retake and rework until you get it right and there are situations where you have to overcome your nerves (interviews, presentations, assessments etc.) and so the experience of sitting exams will have prepared you for this. Let's keep coursework but let's do exams as well and let's limit the number of times young people can revisit their work....otherwise we'll be introducing an A** grade soon. [/QUOTE]

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