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Thu 09 Sep 2010Lecturers oppose setting aside of fail results
THE THIRD-LEVEL system faces new controversy about an alleged “dumbing down’’ of academic standards after the results of 36 students who failed an exam at Tralee Institute of Technology were set aside.
The college authorities made the decision despite a report from an external examiner who concluded the exam papers were correctly marked and that the questions were “appropriate’’ for the students in question.
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