Hefce to pilot standardised student tests

Exams could measure 'learning gain' but may also form part of planned teaching excellence framework

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September 21, 2015
Last updated
July 13, 2016
Chris Havergal
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Uniform response: standardised tests will assess students’ competencies
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Reader's comments (3)

#1 Submitted by marc.spooner on September 21, 2015 - 8:50pm
What a terrible idea! Waste of $$, inaccurate, and counter to academic freedom for starters. What's happened to British higher ed?
#2 Submitted by marc.spooner on September 22, 2015 - 2:46am
Higher Education’s Silent Killer http://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/higher-educations-silent-killer
#3 Submitted by ... on September 22, 2015 - 2:51pm
Why is this government obsessed with turning academics into school teachers?

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