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Source
| English in Education | 8 |
Author
| Allen, David | 1 |
| Bazen, David | 1 |
| Brown, John F. W. | 1 |
| Crompton, John | 1 |
| Dixon, John | 1 |
| Foden, Frank | 1 |
| Knight, Roger | 1 |
| Wade, Barrie | 1 |
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Location
| United Kingdom (England) | 5 |
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Peer reviewedAllen, David – English in Education, 1977
Discusses difficulties inherent in assessment of oral abilities as part of a comprehensive examination system. (AA)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Secondary Education, Speech Communication, Speech Skills
Peer reviewedDixon, John – English in Education, 1977
Reviews and critiques the British system of public examinations. (AA)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, English, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCrompton, John – English in Education, 1977
Based on a survey of examinations in drama, discusses principles, practices, and issues raised by the findings. (AA)
Descriptors: Drama, Educational Objectives, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKnight, Roger – English in Education, 1977
Reviews and critiques examination boards' comments on the Ordinary (O) level examination in English language. (AA)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFoden, Frank – English in Education, 1977
Discusses the role of English courses and examinations in vocationally oriented further education courses. (AA)
Descriptors: Business English, Educational Objectives, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Peer reviewedBrown, John F. W. – English in Education, 1977
Discusses relationships between approaches to Advanced (A) level English literature and types of questions on course examinations. (AA)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Objectives, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBazen, David – English in Education, 1978
Argues that while spoken language has received a great deal of attention during the past decade, the methods of its examination have received too little. (AA)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Oral Language, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWade, Barrie – English in Education, 1978
Reviews current approaches to testing oral competence at 16plus and suggests some less artificial alternatives. (AA)
Descriptors: Achievement, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Oral Language
