Moderation Of Examination Papers
DUNEDIN, Fri. (Sp.).—Attention to the fact that pnly four of the 37 moderators of university entrance examination and entrance scholarship examination papers last year were secondary or technical school teachers was drawn by Mr E. M. Hogben, of Wellington, at the meeting of the Senate of the University of New Zealand yesterday. He contended that the moderation of examination papers should be done by teachers because its purpose was to ensure that the questions were fair and the subjects were those- which had been included in the school syllabus. Mr Hogben said that in the past there had been a number o' questions in wrong papers. This was most unfair to the candidates.
The scholarship papers last year were far too long. The chairman of the committee ot n-.odei'ation (Professor I. A. Gordon, Wellington) replied that this was the first occasion on which the method oi moderation had been criticised. Mr W. C. Solee (Christchurch) agreed that a greater number of teachers was desirable as moderators to ensure that the questions were suitable.
The Chancellor (Sir David Smith) said that the committee of moderation would, no doubt, take note of what had been said.
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Northern Advocate, 16 January 1948, Page 4
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