Gove orders inquiry into exams advice given to teachers

Claims examiners are to give teachers advice on what questions the students must wait at GCSE and A-level papers

Education Secretary Michael Gove has ordered an investigation into the allegation that the examiners are to advise teachers on issues that students must wait at GCSE and the roles of a level .

Some reviewers are giving detailed advice so that schools can focus on teaching to the test instead of covering the entire program, a survey found. Teachers participating in seminars on board examinations to obtain accurate information on areas to be discussed, according to a study reported in The Daily Telegraph.

At a seminar on the history of the GCSE examination in November, a chief inspector was recorded telling teachers: "This coming summer, and there is a slide on that later, will be the half-bit: life in Germany '33-'39, or, for the United States will rise and fall of the U.S. economy, then the other two questions in Section B will be. "The examiner would said, "... We are deceiving We say that the cycle [of compulsory question] It is likely that the controller will rumble "

was advised teachers to tell them how "hammer test technique" approach instead of "satisfactory" educators "teach the chance." The examiner asked if other students would not face to a question about Iraq or Iran next year, one teacher said, "Off the record, yes."

teacher salaries up to £ 230 per day to attend the seminars, the investigation revealed. At a seminar in English GCSE, teachers said students could study only three of 15 poems, the Telegraph.

ministers said that research has confirmed that the review system is "discredited". In A-levels this year, the overall success rate increased to 97.8%, another record, but the ratio of inputs to get the highest score was unchanged from last year to 27%. In the GCSE results this summer, nearly a quarter of work, 23.2% were rated A or A *.

Gove asked Glenys Stacey, Chief Executive of Ofqual exams regulator, to investigate the conduct of board exams in response to complaints and to report within two weeks. Last week, Ofqual launched an investigation into possible conflicts of interest, including study aids, and training services offered by the review board. Ofqual is also studying the role of market forces, including the risk of downward pressure on standards.

Gove said: "As I have always maintained, it is crucial that our audits to maintain its position with the best in the world We will take all necessary measures to restore confidence in our system Examination of all .. is on the table. "

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• Ofqual said: .. "We made it clear that this is a subject of great interest to us, the tests must be performed in a manner that is fair and open to all nominees
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• "We have introduced new regulations to strengthen the requirements for granting organizations must meet to ensure that their business activities do not affect the integrity of standards and qualifications. Breach of these rules will result in regulatory action.

"We have also recently launched a work program for detailed analysis of potential conflicts of interest in the delivery of qualifications in the particular study aids such as manuals and training courses and informed the government of our determination to deal with any problem it identifies.

"So welcome to information collected by the Telegraph and will be interested in studying the evidence."

In October, the Council Review Gove warned against the abandonment of standards to ensure greater market share.
He said: "It is important that together we recognize that boards of examinations and the contracting authorities in the natural and healthy desire to be the best as a review board, not not succumb to the temptation to trade for other bend in the road, saying to schools and other "is an easier route to more passes than others."

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