Secular change in IQ or the Flynn Effect then. The Raw scores are comparable.
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Secular change in IQ or the Flynn Effect then. The Raw scores are comparable.
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There are many debates as to whether this is actually true (the highlighted), I myself am undecided.
It would, but we're talking about A-level results. Only the UK takes these exams
So you've heard of the Flynn Effect. How can you say:
... and then also say:
The "Flynn Effect" is an observation that raw IQ scores are increasing over time. Surely if IQ tests are a valid means of intelligence measuring, that means we (as a species) are getting more intelligent with each generation
There are many debates as to whether this is actually true (the highlighted), I myself am undecided.
It would, but we're talking about A-level results. Only the UK takes these exams
So you've heard of the Flynn Effect. How can you say:... and then also say:The "Flynn Effect" is an observation that raw IQ scores are increasing over time. Surely if IQ tests are a valid means of intelligence measuring, that means we (as a species) are getting more intelligent with each generation
As the Flynn Effect is alleged to have stopped in the late 80's to early 90's in many developed countries including our own it would suggest that the increase in A level scores has little to do with intelligence increases and more to do with a failure in marking standards
Anyway I was simply pointing out that the A* grade is an effort to differentiate between the smarter candidates as the amount gaining A grades has increased to such a level as to be meaningless as an indicator of excellence.
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I read somewhere (and the source escapes me) that some A-Levels are as hard as the equivalent O-Level.
Anyway if so many people are getting A grades instead of being dumb and just adding A* how about making them harder so the grades actually mean something?
University should be for the creme de la creme to do proper course. Not for Joe an Jane Blogs to do Media Studies or their life is over.
Good luck to all but your life and career is not determined by Univeristy entry.
Kids nowadays eh?
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Since when is A* new? And why when Uni's are being forced to accept more student onto each couse, are there a lack of places?
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Also no-matter how intelligent the students' are, they're then being taught to this lower standard.
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That is very true, I've noticed that for GCSE. It's all been about how to answer the question, what techniques to use when answering the question, rather than applying as much knowledge as possible.
in geography igcse, the longest questions are the 7 mark questions. They always ask for a case study. eg: for an area you have studied, explain why it has a low population density.
you get 5 marks for 3 developed points, that's just making 3 points and explaining them
you get 1 more mark for actually naming a place
and you get one more mark for stating a single relevant statistic
In my geography exam I made all my case studies up on the spot
I was having a discussion with a few people about this. We have been skewed towards learning how to tackle the exams, so certain questions appear, and they are phrased in a similar way each time - but different questions.
We are being taught mainly just the syllabus. Take GCSE Spanish. I can tell you about my school, and what i like and dislike about it, but come to Spain, and the amount of the language I know is very little.
The exams aren't getting significantly easier, I just think that we, as students are geared towards them more. Whether this is a good thing or not, I don't know.
We are being taught mainly just the syllabus. Take GCSE Spanish. I can tell you about my school, and what i like and dislike about it, but come to Spain, and the amount of the language I know is very little.
The exams aren't getting significantly easier, I just think that we, as students are geared towards them more. Whether this is a good thing or not, I don't know.
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Maybe there's no correlation between anti social behaviour and academia?
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Already paied my deposit for the first year in the new flats?
Is that bad? They looked ok
They're fine flats, dont get me wrong. They're just very expensive, and generally full of the most childish and moronic selection of students. You'll have a lot more fun in the centre, and its where the more interesting people are.