I thought Kylie was shit till she did that song with Nick Cave
Alt: I'm not totally up to speed with this, but does this mean that coursework will not count toward the final grade? I was a total stressed-out spazz when it came to exams back in the day so I'm of the opinion that that's one big basket that all the eggs are going into that'll be broken to make some omelettes which is no better than two bird hands in a bush.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 10:47, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

The role of coursework will diminish.
Exams will be longer and more difficult.
Endlessly retaking modules within courses to build up the grade will be scrapped.

All v good for me, I was superb at exams but shit at consistently doing good coursework as I can turn it on under pressure but cannot maintain it.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 10:55, Reply)

See, I'm the opposite, great coursework and mediocre or 'not bad' exams
When I did GCSE's it was a mixture of the two. Why are we switching to something that suits one type of person, why is assessing someone's ability to grasp a subject over a two hour exam better than assessing their ability over two years? Is this new system going to cover all subjects? I spent ages making a wooden CD rack for my Product Design GCSE , dunno if I could do that in two hours.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 11:10, Reply)

Well you need to saw faster, don't you, young master William?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 11:18, Reply)

*saws faster*
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*loses ability to count beyond seven*
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 11:23, Reply)