Saturday Conversations | History of Written Examinations and Grades | Week 4

The conversation on 14 March explores the origin and history of written examinations in systems of education, as a way of understanding the implicit purpose and function of education, by examining the broad outline of the evolution of the system of institutionalised education from the ancient times to the modern times. Within that broad outline, the origin and evolution of the system of written examinations is only one of the strands of the curricula of institutionalised education. The subtopics covered include the components of a curriculum, the origin and evolution of systems of institutionalized education, the origin and evolution of the system of written examinations, and evolution of the goals of education.

The Youtube video of the Week 4 conversation can be found at the following link: https://youtu.be/pA_cx4NbEGI

The post-session notes can be found below:

History of Written Examinations and Grades in Systems of Education.pdf

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