英大學取締榮譽畢業評分傳統 8-11-09
2009年11月06日
英國大學將會推行新成績表,不再只重視學業成績,而是把學生在校內參與的課外活動情況,一一臚列在成績表上,在三內年取締沿用了 200年的一級、二級和三級榮譽畢業的評分傳統,以便僱主能挑選出更全面的畢業生做僱員。
新成績表名為「高等教育成績表」( HEAR),長達六頁,臚列學生在大學期間各科成績、有否參加學生會、各體育學會、做義工等。
以便僱主全面了解學生
英國大學作出改革,是因應僱主投訴難以根據大學畢業證書上的三級制學位,來區分每年 30萬名畢業生的能力,推行 HEAR,可讓準僱主知道畢業生在學業成績以外的活動,以免僱用了書獃子。這也反映大學鼓勵學生要自行獲取技能,以便受聘。曼徹斯特大學、倫敦大學和聖安德魯斯大學等 18間學府,答允試行 HEAR,到 2011年再擴展到其他大學。
英國《泰晤士報》
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Introduction of the HEAR scheme (appropriately translated into “HEA” scheme in Chinese) represents the death of university education.
We must remember that university is meant to be an academic institution. Not an employment agency. The HEAR scheme effectively transforms all UK universities into “德成女傭”. And all university students into Filipino maids.
There is a long-standing distinction between academics and extra-curricular activities. There are always people who try to muddy the waters by creating concepts like “physical education”, “hall/college education”, and “work education”. One day, we might find people using the tautologous phrase “academic education”.
However much employers value students’ engagement in extra-curricular activities, it does not follow the universities should become slaves of all employers. Work and education should remain as separate pursuits. It is an absolute shame for universities to start printing CVs for students instead of academic transcripts.
It remains for me to hope that Oxbridge will not simply follow suit and go astray.
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