Case Studies and Examinations
Teaching Business & Economics › Vol. 8 Nbr. 3, October 2004
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Summary
Corish attempts to consider how case studies are used in examinations and how best to prepare students to be successful in answering the type of questions that are set based on case studies. The difference between students who have mastered the necessary skills to be successful dealing with case study examinations and those who have failed to tackle the case study aspects of examination questions in an appropriate manner is illustrated.
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Case Studies and Examinations
INTRODUCTION
The new GCSE Criteria for Business Studies on which all the new specifications for 2003 onwards are based are very clear in their aims. Students must be able to "apply their knowledge and critical understanding to current issues and problems in a wide range of appropriate contexts ".This means that all specifications make extensive use of case study contexts in their assessment methods.There are broadly three types of case studies for consideration.* Pre-issued case st...See the full content of this document
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