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• 05 Jun 08
  

  adam t

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• 04 Jun 08
  

  Geekgirl 397

  I took my maths exams a year early - so I did O-level, not GCSE .. pleased to hear that my qualifications have not been "diluted"!!

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• 03 Jun 08
  

  harry palmer

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  • School mathematics exams in England have become easier, shallower and less demanding, according to a think tank. 

    Analysis of public maths exam papers taken by 16-year-olds between 1951 and 2006 shows standards have declined markedly, the report for Reform argues.  

    This means more pupils have left school ill-prepared for the workplace and a generation of mathematicians has been lost to the nation's economy, it adds.  

    The government insists maths exam standards are very closely monitored.  <!-- E SF -->

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    In today's Britain it is acceptable to say that you can't do maths                    Elizabeth Truss Reform

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    The Reform report assesses how maths exam papers changed over time in terms of their content, difficulty, style and pass standard.  

    It concludes that between 1951, when O-levels were introduced, and 1970, standards remained constant with a strong focus on algebra, arithmetic and geometry.  

    A simplification trend began in the 1980s with an attempt to show mathematics in context, but the syllabus remained comparable to that of earlier years.  
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  Chris Willmott

  School mathematics exams in England have become easier, shallower and less demanding, according to a think tank (3rd June 2008)

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