HOW CAN A SYSTEM WITH NO PUBLIC EXAMS BE FAIR?

For 25 years, I have worked in a high school education system, where for the final 2 years of schooling, teachers at each school write their own programs of work and write their own assessment items. They then mark and report on this assessment. There are no final public statewide exams, and as an o...

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Main Author: Thomas, Kerry J
Other Authors: HTW Dresden, Informatik, Mathematik
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2012
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-81015
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-81015
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/8101/Proceedings-636pages-Dresden2009_548-553.pdf
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Summary:For 25 years, I have worked in a high school education system, where for the final 2 years of schooling, teachers at each school write their own programs of work and write their own assessment items. They then mark and report on this assessment. There are no final public statewide exams, and as an outcome students right throughout the State are ranked for University entry. What follows is an exploration into the procedures that are put in place to ensure that each and every student is treated fairly and equitably. I will discuss the various levels of moderation that take place between schools, the processes that aid in keeping a level playing field for all concerned.