Curriculum and assessment reform gone wrong: the perfect storm of GCSE English

Autor:	Tina Isaacs
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Education reform Secondary education Coursework Teaching method Political science Pedagogy Achievement test Certificate Grading (education) Curriculum Education
Zdroj:	The Curriculum Journal. 25:130-147
ISSN:	1469-3704 0958-5176
DOI:	10.1080/09585176.2013.876366
Popis:	Curriculum and its associated assessment are at the heart of educational systems worldwide. In light of perceived national educational stagnation or decline, as well as of performance in international league tables such as Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), countries have embarked on curriculum and assessment reforms. This is particularly true in England, where currently wholesale changes are being introduced throughout the system. The curriculum and qualification system in England privileges that which is tested over any other expression of knowledge, which leads teachers to concentrate on teaching what is assessed, either externally through examination papers or internally through coursework. In the summer of 2012, following curriculum and assessment reforms to General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) qualifications, serious concerns were raised about the marking and awarding processes for GCSE English, culminating in legal action. Using that experience as an example of asse...
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