[etni] Re: Fwd: The literature exam
- From: Bari Nirenberg <bnirenberg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni.list@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 15:06:21 +0300
A few comments...
>
> Obviously, markers aren?t perfect, but since a number of teachers have
> raised the issue of unexpectedly low marks, I believe that the subject
> deserves to be looked in to seriously by the Ministry, rather than
> spend time trying to defend itself.
>
None of the people who have been defending the exam on ETNI have done so in
the name of the Ministry. A number of us marked the exam and know that in
general, the grades were quite good. I can't give you numbers because I
don't have them, but I can give you plenty of anecdotal evidence of
students who got in the 90s and even 100. In fact, I saw more 100s on this
exam than I've ever seen on the old F or G. The Ministry is very
interested in the grades on this exam and believe me, statistics have been
collected and are being examined, but you won't find your answers here on
ETNI.
>
> I do, by the way, think that studying literature on which the students
> are examined, is good; it makes them prepare for the exam seriously,
> and I do see an improvement in the writing skills of my pupils, simply
> because they get a lot of practice. On the other hand, though
> learning HOTS is important in L1, particularly in grade school and
> Junior High, I do not like the way it is being tacked on to the
> literature exam; it does seem to produce a sort of regurgitation, even
> though the questions are not, of course, known in advance.
>
Jenifer, it's not entirely clear to me what you mean here, but I suspect
that this comment may be based on a misconception about how students are
expected to answer certain questions on the exam. If you could be more
specific about the "regurgitation", I'd be happy to comment.
Good luck to your student and to all students doing moed bet tomorrow.
Bari
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