That's a good point, about the one off exams. Even though most Uni courses are modular, they still have "one off" written papers as well as whatever is submitted by way of coursework.
I can only comment on music A level - having done it myself and taught it recently, and there really is no comparison in terms of difficulty. I was reading this (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4481222.ece) earlier (could you hear me grinding my teeth?) and oddly, the O level exam from 1978 that's mentioned must have been similar to the one I did, because I did AEB music in 1980 (and I probably did it as a practice paper!) And it reminded me of just how much there was in the syllabus back then compared to now. The A level I was teaching really was a similar standard to the O level I took.
It's a mess. Employers are saying so, Universities are saying so. If the govt doesn't start taking some notice of them, God knows where we'll be in another twenty years.
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Date: 2008-08-14 09:47 pm (UTC)I can only comment on music A level - having done it myself and taught it recently, and there really is no comparison in terms of difficulty. I was reading this (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4481222.ece) earlier (could you hear me grinding my teeth?) and oddly, the O level exam from 1978 that's mentioned must have been similar to the one I did, because I did AEB music in 1980 (and I probably did it as a practice paper!) And it reminded me of just how much there was in the syllabus back then compared to now. The A level I was teaching really was a similar standard to the O level I took.
It's a mess. Employers are saying so, Universities are saying so. If the govt doesn't start taking some notice of them, God knows where we'll be in another twenty years.