Examinations and Teaching: An Exploratory Study.

Scarth, John; Hammersley, Martyn

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Publication Date: 1988

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Examinations and Teaching: An Exploratory Study.

Scarth, John; Hammersley, Martyn

British Educational Research Journal, v14 n3 p231-49 1988

Examines the impact that public examinations of students has upon teaching. The four-year study raises questions about the current assumption that public examinations cause fact-transmission teaching. Uses timings of teacher and pupil talk to examine teaching on a range of different types of courses. (GEA)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries, Naturalistic Observation, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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