I think that this might *partly* be due to the reported increase in the
number of students that follow courses that are deemed by them to be
"easier" to pass. Logically, as Economics does not fall into this category,
this should mean that those that remain might well be of a higher average
academic ability.
If my establishment is representative of the country as a whole, (which of
course it is not!), there are a number of students that follow Business
Studies courses without really being able to articulate why, beyond the fact
that it might be good for their job prospects. A lot of these students have
low Minimum Target Grades. (Though, to be fair, one student with no Business
Studies experience before last September has just been awarded an A for her
AS year)
Computing teachers tell me that things are similar, with students starting
the course on the basis that they like using computers finding that the
academic side of the subject defeats them.
Mike Chester
Coventry
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