Feature: University perception of the improvement in students' practical skills following the introduction of the Practical Endorsement

By Neil Wade

Issue 277 | Page 16 | Published Sep 2019

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OCR decided to conduct a small-scale study of universities to gauge if the Practical Endorsement in A-level biology, chemistry and physics, introduced in 2015, has had a perceivable impact on the practical skills of students entering STEM courses at university. This article gives an overview of the findings.

Practical skills
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