1. Math exam to be 'more accessible'.
- Author
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Mansell, Warwick
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GENERAL Certificate of Secondary Education , *MATHEMATICS examinations, questions, etc. , *MATHEMATICS , *CURRICULUM , *SCHOOL children - Abstract
Reports that the popular GCSE examinations in which pupils only needed to score half marks to achieve and A grade is to be made easier on 2005 to make the test more accessible in London, England. Argument of the Edexcel board, which offered mathematics examinations, on the wordings of questions that made the papers harder; Reaction of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in making the examinations easier; Comment of an Edexcel spokesman regarding the move to make the examinations easier for 2005.
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- 2004