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wrong that "more
will mean worse and more education for more people will mean lower standards". Figures show that - despite the rise in A-grades to 21. 6 per cent - only 22,000 out of 600,000
18-year-olds gain three A-grade passes. Put another way, that means - in a primary class of 30 pupils -
only one will get three A-grades. The center right Bow Group, in a pamphlet published today, however,
says nine out of ten scholars believe A-grades have been devalued over the past ten years
Two inquiries (调查) - both set up by the Government's exams watchdogs - one of which included
independent teaching experts, refused to accept that there had been any "dumping down" of A-level
standards. But while they conclude that the exam questions have not become easier, changes in examining methods have almost certainly made it easier to gain top-grade passes.
As a result of the exams shake-up introduced in 2000, students sit six different types of exams to make up an A-level during the course of their two years of study. Only 20 per cent of the marks are set for the
end-of-term exam. This makes it easier for teachers to help their pupils with the right answers.
Mr Miliband said yesterday, "My argument is not that today's generation of pupils are cleverer than
their parents; it is that schools and teachers are getting better at getting the best out of them."
B. the rise in the A-level pass rate has made the exam worthless
C. the quality of the 18-year-olds has become lower
D. it is still hard for the general pupils to get three A-grade passes
B. the independent teaching experts
C. the A-level standards
D. the two inquiries
B. the exam became easier than it had been before 2000
C. pupils could have many more choices of test after 2000
D. it soon became popular with teachers and pupils
B. How the A-level system helps universities select pupils.
C. How the pass rate has been increased in recent years.
D. How the A-level grading system has changed over the years.
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