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ERIC Number: EJ633945
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0790
How Defensible Are Current Trends in GCSE Mathematics To Replace Teacher-Assessed Coursework by Examinations?
Morrison, H.; Cowan, P.; D'Arcy, J.
Evaluation & Research in Education, v15 n1 p33-50 2001
Conducted a confirmatory factor analysis of score profiles of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in the United Kingdom to determine whether tests can replace teacher-assessed coursework in the GCSE. Results suggest that replacing school project work by tests could undo a wholesale replacement of school project work by tests. (SLD)
Descriptors: Assignments, British National Curriculum, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Student Evaluation, Test Construction, Test Use
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Confirmatory Factor Analysis; General Certificate of Secondary Education; Reform Efforts