New Posts For Thread: 97.6% pass rate on A levels.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levelsIn a few years 105% will be passing, especially at maths.IQ is not about knowledge - so it should not matter how many books you've read. (The only exception is books on how to practice IQ tests)The point about decreased ability to THINK and problem solve is true though - but I'd argue computer games are nohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462839785#462839785IQ is not about knowledge - so it should not matter how many books you've read. (The only exception is books on how to practice IQ tests)The point about decreased ability to THINK and problem solve is true though - but I'd argue computer games are noSat, 21 Aug 2010 03:29:24 -0500This is from Daily Telegraph last year:Tests carried out in 1980 and again in 2008 show that the IQ score of an average 14-year-old dropped by more than two points over the period.Among those in the upper half of the intelligence scale, a group thathttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462770945#462770945This is from Daily Telegraph last year:Tests carried out in 1980 and again in 2008 show that the IQ score of an average 14-year-old dropped by more than two points over the period.Among those in the upper half of the intelligence scale, a group thatFri, 20 Aug 2010 15:28:53 -0500From Gold Standard to worthless bauble in a generation. Well done politicians and educators.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462754741#462754741From Gold Standard to worthless bauble in a generation. Well done politicians and educators.Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:36:52 -0500It is clear to anyone that the exams have been dumbed down over the years, to keep 'selling' the success of the education system.An experiment was carried out a few years ago (within last 10 years) on an 'O Level' Maths paper from 1980. 2 x A* pass shttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462745997#462745997It is clear to anyone that the exams have been dumbed down over the years, to keep 'selling' the success of the education system.An experiment was carried out a few years ago (within last 10 years) on an 'O Level' Maths paper from 1980. 2 x A* pass sFri, 20 Aug 2010 12:36:36 -0500From my chit-chat thread:This is either an A-Level system debacle, or we humans have suddenly turned into a race of super humans, evolving inconceivably rapidly over - not millions of years - but just 20 years!Since 1990 the A-E pass rate has rise frhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462716873#462716873From my chit-chat thread:This is either an A-Level system debacle, or we humans have suddenly turned into a race of super humans, evolving inconceivably rapidly over - not millions of years - but just 20 years!Since 1990 the A-E pass rate has rise frFri, 20 Aug 2010 09:03:05 -0500By: WhelkA lot of Unis run Study Skills courses to make sure new students can read and write. By: Splottside Rocksteady When: 20 Aug 10 07:32 ^ you've just made the last line up. what is your experience with the current curriculum that suggests it ishttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462700493#462700493By: WhelkA lot of Unis run Study Skills courses to make sure new students can read and write. By: Splottside Rocksteady When: 20 Aug 10 07:32 ^ you've just made the last line up. what is your experience with the current curriculum that suggests it isFri, 20 Aug 2010 06:18:37 -0500Just a government ploy to get young people into debt, then when they leave university with their fancy diplomas they find that because virtually everybody has one they can't get a job so have to work in McDonald's to pay their loan off.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462694237#462694237Just a government ploy to get young people into debt, then when they leave university with their fancy diplomas they find that because virtually everybody has one they can't get a job so have to work in McDonald's to pay their loan off.Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:45:40 -0500^ you've just made the last line up. what is your experience with the current curriculum that suggests it is being dumbed down iyo?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462684957#462684957^ you've just made the last line up. what is your experience with the current curriculum that suggests it is being dumbed down iyo?Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:32:07 -0500getintheir: "i thought there was suppossed to be a percentage that fit into each grade ie the bottom 15% fail the next 10% get E etc" Results used to be norm referenced in that way, but not now.It's irrelevant anyway, the subjects are so dumbed down.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462635929#462635929getintheir: "i thought there was suppossed to be a percentage that fit into each grade ie the bottom 15% fail the next 10% get E etc" Results used to be norm referenced in that way, but not now.It's irrelevant anyway, the subjects are so dumbed down.Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:54:38 -0500But don't they pay for it when they get to Uni. Fees, loans, possibly a new graduate tax. Makes the Premium Charge seem almost reasonable.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/25659629/976-pass-rate-on-a-levels?post_id=462622049#462622049But don't they pay for it when they get to Uni. Fees, loans, possibly a new graduate tax. Makes the Premium Charge seem almost reasonable.Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:36:22 -0500