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Isaacs, Tina – Curriculum Journal, 2014
Curriculum and its associated assessment are at the heart of educational systems worldwide. In light of perceived national educational stagnation or decline, as well as of performance in international league tables such as Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), countries have embarked on curriculum and assessment reforms. This is…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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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