Just on this: "I really think the examiners are going out of their way to ensure that no learning is done from the pack, in so far as they now are focusing on specific areas of the course, that may be only touched on in the packs (State aids question in EU focusing on Art 88 only, Statue of Limitations Act 1991 (not the other acts), etc etc)."
My honest response is that I couldn't think this to be the case. It would involve the examiners (a) having the materials (quite possible) and (b) having the time to go through it (less likely) and (c) setting exams specifically around the matters which receive less attention than others. For many reasons I can't go into, I *know* that some of the exams are not set like this at all. What is REALLY problematic is people learning off "nice english" from the manuals. Just look at what examiner said one year:- "Secondly, students should avoid quoting from third-party sources without reference. For example, in question 1, a significant number of students made the specific point that the Kelly case “threw the Courts into disarray” but that the Mulhall case indicated that the Courts had “reverted to the orthodox position”. Repetition by students of these same phrases undermine the quality of the answers." Those phrases were DIRECTLY taken from the manual. It's so counter- productive because if one person does it, you can be sure another five will, and the examiner sees right through the paper. It is a decent point you raise and actually (good news) all the manuals for GCD have been re-done (some more than others), so its brand new for EU and Contract with heavy changes in other subjects re emphasis, language etc. It might help to re-set the scales a bit re shaking up the materials that are "out there" for these exams. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FE-1 Study Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/FE-1-Study-Group?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
