University lottery system 'may be a disincentive' [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 08 September 2011
Professor Aine Hyland has raised concerns regarding the introduction of a new lottery system for school kids applying for university places.
The former Vice-President of University College Cork admitted this kind of scheme could mean students do not have an incentive to do well, the Independent reports.
This is despite the fact Ms Hyland proposed the new initiative in a new report for the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
Currently, a points system is used to determine third level education places, but her new idea would see this replaced with a scheme in which anyone who meets a university's minimum-entry criteria is entered into a draw for a position.
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