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Examiners Shortage,true or just hyped up scarmongering headlines!

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  • #32
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    But that's all common knowledge - lots of students ignore it no matter how many times they're told but I don't know any teacher who wouldn't emphasise those points all the time. I found there was absolutely no "inside" information or tips to be gained from marking Maths that aren't freely available in the marking schemes. I hear all the time from those marking other subjects that you learn a lot more about what "they're" looking for, but I did not find that to be the case at all for Maths. I did it purely as professional experience and would never do it again because it was pretty much worthless in that regard. I applied for my other subject in the hope it would be more beneficial but didn't get accepted.


  • #33
    mtoutlemonde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,167 ✭✭✭mtoutlemonde


    Postgrad10 wrote: »
    I've noticed that too. I get bemused looks if I bring it up at interview. Once in a face to face chat with my principal. Sure anyone can examine I was told by one.

    Well it's true these days- 3 unqualified/non teachers in my group.


  • #34
    man_no_plan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 989 ✭✭✭man_no_plan


    mtoutlemonde wrote: »
    Well it's true these days- 3 unqualified/non teachers in my group.

    I think that anyone who marks is tuned in to the exams and knows what the standard is. They can say with reasonable confidence where a student stands and could give better direction to the students on the edges of grade boundaries about what would finish out their answers better to get a bit of a lift in marks.

    It's better professional development than a lot of courses teachers head off on.


  • #35
    doc_17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,636 ✭✭✭doc_17


    Postgrad10 wrote: »
    I definately think so and that every teacher should do it at least once in their subject area.

    I disagree profoundly until it is paid at a proper rate!


  • #36
    happywithlife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭happywithlife


    Moody_mona wrote: »
    Yea I was just about to say something similar. Maybe it doesn't help my "teaching" but it definitely helps my students. Things like 180, units, drawing on diagrams, substituting into a formula etc can wrack up a few extra marks.

    I mark and agree it defintely adds to my ability to prepare students for exams.
    Its the little nuance in my subject at least where I can show students techniques how to maximise marks even if writing very little because they didn't revise that topic / they're running out of time etc.
    100% colleagues feel there's invaluable "insider knowledge " for the coursework area at least which on the flip side is not right either because if you are not in a position to mark its unfair you & your students are disadvantaged because its such a closed shop


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