tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983805140748093260.post3655974348694001255..comments2023-08-21T16:33:00.101+01:00Comments on the orange party: Bursting The Inflated A-Level Bubblethe orange partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550469255117014370noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983805140748093260.post-8263557202351349592009-08-24T23:23:11.729+01:002009-08-24T23:23:11.729+01:00I think you will find that the new (easier) syllab...I think you will find that the new (easier) syllabus of exams will not produce any full A level results until next year. I just completed my A-levels this year and I can assure you that they were just as hard as last year's, or any other years on the same syllabus for that matter, and I certainly did not go for any 'soft' options! I do, however, think that universities setting entrance exams is a good idea, but I don't see how the preparation of these exams could be approached easily by colleges.<br />I don't by any means think that the easier syllabus is a good idea, it's frustrating for me to know that with just one year's difference, students will have it much easier passing the same exams. The A* grade is supposed to fix this problem, but most of the time you will find that students capable of getting an A this year, even a relatively low one, will not find it particularly difficult achieving an A*. Clearly this will make A-levels look like even more of a charade. But I suppose we will just have to wait and see what happens.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983805140748093260.post-39144584399426108142009-08-23T05:59:32.120+01:002009-08-23T05:59:32.120+01:00Exams have not got Easier. They have got less perd...Exams have not got Easier. They have got less perdantic.<br />20 years ago, I would need to go down to the local libary and spend hours coppying notes out of books, then use these notes to right my essay. Now 20-30 minutes of research online gets me far more information, of a far higher quality. Thus I have just saved three-four hours work, which I can now spend righting my essay. So exams have not become "Mickey mouse" in there nature, they have just modernised.<br />(same can be said in the office, how much easier is it to compleate tasks with computers now as apposed to 20 years ago)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594003723698844089noreply@blogger.com