On one hand, you have A-levels which are supposedly too easy and that too many are passing them. On the other hand, You have to take into consideration that the average IQ of a UK student is around 120-125; a fair bit above average. Also, teaching methods are becoming better and better, espeally for special needs. More and more dyslexic student are leaving school with decent A-level grades, something that only 10 years ago was considered imposisble by teachers and professionals alike.
Could it be a mixture of both? Easy A-levels combined with Smart students? And whats is wrong with "too many" high achivers?! surely thats a good thing!
I think its unfair for people to say A-levels are too easy, because for those doing them they can be a very stressfull time, as their results directly affect which Uni takes them and therfore how well they may do for the rest of thier lives.
What do you think?
2006-11-30
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I worked as a professional in an exam board for 25 years. They are not easier, just different. They now test more skills and fewer facts - often referred to as 'test and forget'. Skills set a student up for life, facts set him/her up for the exam day itself. On a different point, making them harder will do no good at all as the best students do not score full marks (or anywhere near) as it is. If the top students are getting marks around 70% and the median is around 50%, all that making them harder will do is bring that range down, it won't affect the grades. If people want fewer A and B grades then the exams can be left alone and the proportion of these grades reduced - but that will deny good A students the grade they should have had and would have had if they had taken the exam a few years earlier. And THAT is tinkering with the standards.
2006-11-30 20:46:03
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answered by JACKIE 2
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2016-10-04 13:51:34
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answered by ? 4
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A levels are too easy. Why do you think Blair has just announced he is going to reform them. I just did my A levels last year, managed to get an A grade with only 1 day revision. No, students are not getting smarter nor are the teachers doing a better job. Don't be fooled by the kiddies on here telling you they are "too hard".
One more thing, whoever suggested that top businessmen dropped out of school need to read more upon his source again. Oh, books was it. All them had some form of education, and you will find that all of them will value education and tell you to STAY in school. Walton,Gates,Buffett etc.
STAY IN SCHOOL KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-30 11:07:07
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answered by Stay Puft Marshmallow Man 2
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Speaking from the inside, as it were, they are easier than twenty years ago. No doubt.
Differential calculus was an O level subject in Maths then, it's not on many A levels now!
Doing 3 A levels was the norm when I did mine, getting into Uni on 2b and 1c. No one ever dreamt of more than 3 it wasn't physically possible.
2006-11-30 08:54:08
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answered by Anonymous
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Each year the exams are altered too much. It would be better to have a benchmark with extra questions for subject development.
I think a mix of the two but the results are useless to an employer when there is no real benchmark
2006-11-30 07:09:25
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answered by Anonymous
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It doesn't matter whether A-Levels are too easy or kids are getting smarter. The smartest kids will still get the top jobs. If every kid in the country got 5 A-levels, some of them would still have to work as binmen.
2006-11-30 07:08:01
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answered by epbr123 5
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definitely smarter kids. and the resources are better and easier to get hold of now. ie the Internet.
i think some a levels can be easier than others but that is probably down to opinion.
you still have to put a lot of hard work and effort into it. maybe people didn't work as hard at getting a good grade as they do now
it wouldn't be fair to make them harder when its stressful enough as it is
2006-11-30 07:18:48
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answered by x cutie x 1
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I dont think they are easy at all. I think teachers deliver the a level courses much better now. and that Students are that much smarter due to better education.
well done teachers shame they were not as good in my day.
2006-11-30 07:09:28
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answered by yahooisawastofspaceremoveme 3
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A levels arent easy at all. They are due to teh fact that our teachers point us in the right direction and teach us to think for ourselves.
I valued mine when i did them. and i dont really care if no one else values them... i did the work and i passed, thats all there is to it... and thenn i went onto get a degree... next thing is someone is going to tell me that was easy as well...
2006-11-30 07:06:30
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answered by Anonymous
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A level doest mean nothing , if kid passes thru Uni it means its smart, so lets give kids A-Level, it gives them chance :)
in my opinion school isnt so important as the biggest giants , the people who invented the biggest companies , had had no time for school;)
2006-11-30 07:20:12
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answered by mrangelosd 4
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