Published: 29 August 2011

Changes in school exams

Sir, – Seán Flynn (Front page, August 26th) draws attention to proposals being prepared for the Minister for Education by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. The focus of the article – the “radical overhaul” of assessment procedures at Junior Cert level and the likely reaction of the ASTI to this – masks some disturbing aspects of these same proposals. If implemented, I believe these changes would “radically overhaul” what students learn as well as how this learning is assessed.

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