Coursework
Course work is when schools make students work sometimes against their will unfairly. This is because some teachers are cruel and think they have power over younger people. Kids don't realise they do not have to unwillingly follow adults' commands.
In highschool this work gets harder and more extreme but is OK because it is more actually nessasary unlike primary school work.
Plagiarism and other problems
Plagiarism and copying can be problematic in graded coursework. Easily accessible websites have given students opportunities to copy ideas and even complete essays, and remain undetected despite measures to detect this. While coursework may give learners the chance to improve their grades, it also provides an opportunity to "cheat the system". Also, there is often controversy regarding the type and amount of help students can receive while completing coursework[1]. In most learning institutions, plagiarism or unreasonable coursework help may lead to coursework disqualification, student expulsion, or both.
UK GCSE coursework
Coursework was removed from UK GCSE courses and replaced by "Controlled Assessment", much of which must be completed under exam conditions, without teacher assistance and with access to resources tightly controlled in order to reduce the possibility of cheating.[2] However, this too has been largely removed and replaced by mainly exam-based assessment as part of a general GCSE reform.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Complete Coursework". StudyClerk.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Controlled assessment". OCR. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Get the facts: GCSE reform". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 October 2015.