New English and Maths tests to raise teaching standards

[whiteowl]

Research was done a couple of years ago - they gave a very basic test to teachers:

 

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/dispatches/primary+teachers+fail+basic+maths+test/3542442.html

 

From that article :

 

"Just four teachers knew that 2 divided by zero = infinity"

Erm, division by zero is undefined is it not ? So that is not correct.

 

"The test of 27 questions, devised by maths specialist Richard Dunne"

Lets just hope they get a better specialist to ask the questions if this latest idea comes to fruition.

[gnvqsos]

From that article :

 

"Just four teachers knew that 2 divided by zero = infinity"

Erm, division by zero is undefined is it not ? So that is not correct.

 

"The test of 27 questions, devised by maths specialist Richard Dunne"

Lets just hope they get a better specialist to ask the questions if this latest idea comes to fruition.

 

Does this mean that 4 divided thus will be two infinities?

[gnvqsos]

From that article :

 

"Just four teachers knew that 2 divided by zero = infinity"

Erm, division by zero is undefined is it not ? So that is not correct.

 

"The test of 27 questions, devised by maths specialist Richard Dunne"

Lets just hope they get a better specialist to ask the questions if this latest idea comes to fruition.

 

Its a stupid question because if a pizza had to be shared among no people you would still have a pizza,but it would not be an infinite pizza.If it was you could feed an indefinite number of people,as in the New Testament.

[Anna B]

Re: C Grades

 

 

 

I wasn't sure but I finally saw an article that confirmed that Gove's people are suggesting a minimum of a B Grade equivalent in English & Maths.

 

I have alluded to it before but many good teachers do not join or they leave the profession because the current classroom environment does not allow them to teach.Those who want to learn should be given the opportunity to do so and if that means separating them from those who do not then so be it.

 

This is so true. And I speak from experience.

 

It makes me so angry when someone like Gove says he wants to 'bring state schools up to private school standards.' A commendable aim certainly, but he might like to start by reducing state school class sizes of 30 in primary schools down to the private school average of 12. Then he might get the results.

But it's much easier and cheaper to blame the teachers.