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Assessment Reform: Students' and Teachers' Responses to the Introduction of Stretch and Challenge at A-Level
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Daly, Anthony L.; Baird, Jo-Anne; Chamberlain, Suzanne; Meadows, Michelle – Curriculum Journal, 2012
This paper describes an exploration into a reform of the A-level qualification in England in 2008; namely, the introduction of the "stretch and challenge" policy. This policy was initiated by the exams regulator and determined that exam papers should be redesigned to encourage the application of higher order thinking skills, both in the…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Student Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Educational Change