New GCSE grading system from 2017

[silverysea]

Is there a mock PISA test? I wonder what is on it.


It does bring home that teaching to a test is fashionable all over the world now.


It's not a step forward for humanity is it? What are we trying to achieve here? Ranking everyone on Earth according to their maths and language skills, schools by the achievement or rather affluence of their catchment, and countries by either work ethic, narrow educations, or corruption and ability to cheat any system-take your pick.

[kittymum]

My fav comment:
"Well, you should all check out my new exam grade system... This one goes to eleven."

If anyone else is old enough to remember spinal tap....

(sadly I'm easily old enough to remember Spinal Tap)

[SteveDH]

We randomly select the schools that take the PISA test - some countries have a selection test and pick the top schools!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25299445
and

http://www.economist.com/news/internati ... ng-drawing

that aside I think culture has a bigger effect on the rankings then the education system.