Not exact matches
The survey also revealed a wide
range of graduate curricula: programs within astronomy, physics - astronomy, and physics departments; direct - entry Ph.D. programs, and programs which required, and valued, the MSc; programs with extensive and compulsory course requirements, and others which replace courses with minicourses, self - study courses, or extra research projects; programs
in which coursework (if any) was purely astronomy, and others which included physics or other
subjects; programs with comprehensive
exams, and others without or with an
exam which was basically a defence
of the Ph.D. proposal.
There should also be a national strategy for teacher recruitment and retention that recognises teachers as high - status professionals and guarantees enough teachers for every school; fair methods to hold schools to account, recognising that test and
exam results are only part
of the picture when judging a pupil's success or a school's effectiveness; and a broad
range of subjects in the school day so opportunities are not limited.
The booming private tuition market is a symptom
of the problem with an education system that is becoming too heavily focused on attainment
in exams and tests and
in a narrow
range of so - called «core»
subjects.
In order to become a medical doctor, potential practitioners must take a five - day test that takes more than 40 hours to complete.14
In order to become a licensed certified public accountant, test - takers must complete a 14 - hour
exam comprised
of multiple - choice questions, essays, and simulations that replicate workplace situations.15 By contrast, the Praxis
Subject Assessments
range from one to four hours long.16 Furthermore, medicine and law have professional associations that set uniform entrance requirements, ensuring high - standards for newcomers to the profession.
GCSE passes have dropped slightly across the
range of subjects, with some dramatic changes
in new, tougher
exams sat for the first time
in England.