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An Open Letter to Students Sitting Exams

Posted on 3rd January 20203rd January 2020 By Leo Casey No Comments on An Open Letter to Students Sitting Exams

Dear Writers, I know this can be a difficult and anxious time for students sitting examinations in college. The exam system is far from perfect and there are many valid criticisms of its ‘fitness-for-purpose’ and no doubt we will continue to improve how we assess learning in the future. However, like it or not you…

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Learning Without Assessment and The Willie Clancy Summer School

Posted on 18th December 201127th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on Learning Without Assessment and The Willie Clancy Summer School

If you’re ever lucky enough to find yourself in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland, around the early part of July each year you will find a most wonderful musical and learning event taking place: the Willie Clancy Summer School. Sadly, one of its founders Muiris Ó Rócháin passed away this year. Many years ago I…

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Ssshhh!!! Exams in Progress!

Posted on 11th January 201128th August 2018 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on Ssshhh!!! Exams in Progress!

This is a quiet but busy time in National College of Ireland semester one exams are now in progress.  We are encouraged to keep as quiet as possible as each room on the campus is now used to its fullest extent to facilitate the process. There is always tension associated with exams.  Students of all…

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Leaving Certificate Results

Posted on 18th August 2010 By Leo Casey 1 Comment on Leaving Certificate Results

Today’s top story is the issuing of results to almost fifty eight thousand (58,000) Leaving Certificate students. This event is widely reported in national newspapers, radio and television news.  Much of the coverage deals with the failure rates for different subjects.  Of special interest is the success rates for Science, Engineering Technology and Mathematics- the…

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“Grade Inflation” Getting Everything Wrong

Posted on 2nd March 20106th January 2017 By Leo Casey No Comments on “Grade Inflation” Getting Everything Wrong

This is a really important issue for Ireland and for everyone in the education sector.  It is vital that get a clear understanding of what the problem is and what we need to do to rectify it. First of all, the problem we need to solve is not “Grade Inflation” and it would be a…

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Knowledge Surveys

Posted on 16th August 2009 By Leo Casey No Comments on Knowledge Surveys

I came across an interesting piece on Knowledge Surveys from Edward Knuhfer and Dolores Knipp (linked above). They advocate the use of Knowledge Surveys as a tool in support of learning and instruction.These surveys consist of a series of questions – similar to a set of exam questions – but the difference is that the…

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What are we teaching in schools?

Posted on 20th June 2009 By Leo Casey 2 Comments on What are we teaching in schools?

Two very interesting comment pieces appeared in today’s Irish Times. The editorial commented on the draft report by the National Economic and Social Forum on the connection between school literacy levels and social exclusion and inside, a piece by Breda O’Brien (link above) on creativity and second level education. It is interesting to connect the…

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Course Entry Requirements – Recognising Learning from Experience

Posted on 12th June 200927th August 2018 By Leo Casey No Comments on Course Entry Requirements – Recognising Learning from Experience

If you are thinking about taking a course, for example any of the NCI courses in the prospectus, you may see in the entry requirements that it is necessary for students to have a specific level of degree (e.g. honours degree) or a certificate or diploma to gain entry. These conditions are necessary so that…

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Leaving Cert English Fiasco – There Was Another Way!

Posted on 4th June 2009 By Leo Casey No Comments on Leaving Cert English Fiasco – There Was Another Way!

Big Problem! In assessment terms, the majority of our state exams may be characterised by unseen (in advance) questions and time limited tests.The shock news of today is the fact that through some unfortunate human error the questions for Leaving Cert English paper 2 were inadvertently distributed to a small group of students intending to…

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