Full Description
Originally published in 1944, this book presents the case for keeping examinations as part of the British school system. Brereton suggests potential reforms and argues that examinations have positive values in 'stimulating pupils and teachers generally, and in co-ordinating the work and aims of schools that might otherwise drift far apart'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the debate surrounding the changing role of examinations in British education.
Contents
Preface; Part I. General and Historical: 1. Incentives to learning; 2. Standards of attainment; 3. Links in education; 4. Development of examinations before 1911; 5. School examinations, 1911-42; Part II. Proposals for Reform: 6. Development of syllabus; 7. Regional joint examinations; 8. Less academic subjects; 9. The Board of Education's part; 10. The Norwood report; Appendix 1. Notes on the use of aggregate marks in the Cambridge School Certificate and Higher School Certificate Examination; Appendix 2. Cambridge Senior Local Examination in 1861; Index.
