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I was at an SQA presentation last week, where one of the questions asked of the SQA co-ordinator for mathematics was' why do the marks for each question not appear beside the question, but only on the mark scheme?.'
The answer was... wait for it, you won't believe this one...' these are not marks, these are opportunities'!
The other two SQA representatives nodded their heads in agreement at what they clearly thought was the perfect party line. Two of the three look set to retire in Aug 2014, when I hope they will be allowed to go back to using plain English again.
absolutezeroI was at an SQA presentation last week, where one of the questions asked of the SQA co-ordinator for mathematics was' why do the marks for each question not appear beside the question, but only on the mark scheme?.' The answer was... wait for it, you won't believe this one...' these are not marks, these are opportunities'!The other two SQA representatives nodded their heads in agreement at what they clearly thought was the perfect party line. Two of the three look set to retire in Aug 2014, when I hope they will be allowed to go back to using plain English again.
Total tosh.
But should the candidate not still be informed on how many "opportunities" each question is worth?
socrates82 But should the candidate not still be informed on how many "opportunities" each question is worth?
airyEither that or anyone who writes anything relevant will be awarded a "pass" and get their free Panini Sticker album and their first shiny Nat 4 sticker to put in.
aclockworkorange"added value"?
Is anyone bothering to look at "alternative" ways of assessing this sh*te?
I've been at the awful SQA presentations who says methods of assessing AV and units include podcasts, movies, blogs, posters and of course the dreaded PowerPoint or its illegitimate offspring, Prezi.
Call me old fashioned but methinks the weans will be getting a test out of 20 or 30 wherever it is appropriate.
absolutezeroThe answer was... wait for it, you won't believe this one...' these are not marks, these are opportunities'!
These people are not fit to be allowed near education.
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