http://educononline.com/2009/01/17/international-examinations-handmaidens-of-a-good-school/ Educational consultancy from Singapore for schools of international standards in Asia Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://educononline.com/2009/01/17/international-examinations-handmaidens-of-a-good-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1585 Amran Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:53:22 +0000 http://educononline.com/?p=1472#comment-1585 Your mum comes from an English-speaking country perhaps. So she has problems adjusting to a non-English-speaking country. But it is not true that you MUST know English to do well in the commercial world. Japan, for example, has been doing well despite the near absence of the English language in their schools. Your mum comes from an English-speaking country perhaps. So she has problems adjusting to a non-English-speaking country. But it is not true that you MUST know English to do well in the commercial world. Japan, for example, has been doing well despite the near absence of the English language in their schools.

]]> http://educononline.com/2009/01/17/international-examinations-handmaidens-of-a-good-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1584 Michael Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:09:28 +0000 http://educononline.com/?p=1472#comment-1584 My mother was assigned to run a textile factory in Vietnam and she's been there for 6 months. She finds it very difficult to live there since she only know 4 people that speak english. If students in south-east Asia would learn english, then in the future these countries would have an economic burst due to overseas business. My mother was assigned to run a textile factory in Vietnam and she’s been there for 6 months. She finds it very difficult to live there since she only know 4 people that speak english. If students in south-east Asia would learn english, then in the future these countries would have an economic burst due to overseas business.

]]> http://educononline.com/2009/01/17/international-examinations-handmaidens-of-a-good-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 Amran Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:38:26 +0000 http://educononline.com/?p=1472#comment-1525 Popularity is not the issue. The issue is whether the IGCSE prepare students with the skills to be effective in the 21st century workplace. Examination syndicates, of which your IGCSE is one, that seem to provide only largely written examinations that assess a very low level of competency in terms of the skills required for the 21st century workplace. This is well-known not only among educators but also employers. Such examinations usually only lead to, as pointed out in my article, to teachers teaching to the test which usually in turn results in rote-learning and the memorization of mechanical operations. Parents who themselves are the product of the same system, may not see these major drawbacks of the examinations like those provided by the IGCSE. Popularity is not the issue. The issue is whether the IGCSE prepare students with the skills to be effective in the 21st century workplace. Examination syndicates, of which your IGCSE is one, that seem to provide only largely written examinations that assess a very low level of competency in terms of the skills required for the 21st century workplace. This is well-known not only among educators but also employers. Such examinations usually only lead to, as pointed out in my article, to teachers teaching to the test which usually in turn results in rote-learning and the memorization of mechanical operations. Parents who themselves are the product of the same system, may not see these major drawbacks of the examinations like those provided by the IGCSE.

]]> http://educononline.com/2009/01/17/international-examinations-handmaidens-of-a-good-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1524 Ollie Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:17:38 +0000 http://educononline.com/?p=1472#comment-1524 Interesting post, I think the IGCSE will grow more and more popular. State schools in the UK now use IGCSE. Interesting post, I think the IGCSE will grow more and more popular. State schools in the UK now use IGCSE.

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