Comments on: Sri Lankan GCE A/L not recognized by NUS http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/ Discussion on Sri Lankan Education Issues Mon, 03 May 2010 05:50:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Upekha http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/comment-page-1/#comment-21140 Upekha Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:08:14 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/#comment-21140 Regarding this article, I don't think that it is a matter of foreign universities recognizing our A/Levels. Education standards differ from country to country. Most universities, especially in the USA, you are required to submit SAT even if you are applying for undergraduate studies. They also require you to submit TOEFL score in addition to the SAT score. In some Asian universties, submitting your SAT score is optional and tend to only ask for a students TOEFL scores. If you are planning to do your postgraduate studies in abroad, universities ask you to submit scores like GMAT, GRE etc. Therefore, it's not a sign of our A/Level has lost its value abroad, it's just that different institutions have different criteria when recruiting students due to the variation of the education levels in different countries. Regarding this article, I don’t think that it is a matter of foreign universities recognizing our A/Levels. Education standards differ from country to country. Most universities, especially in the USA, you are required to submit SAT even if you are applying for undergraduate studies. They also require you to submit TOEFL score in addition to the SAT score. In some Asian universties, submitting your SAT score is optional and tend to only ask for a students TOEFL scores. If you are planning to do your postgraduate studies in abroad, universities ask you to submit scores like GMAT, GRE etc.

Therefore, it’s not a sign of our A/Level has lost its value abroad, it’s just that different institutions have different criteria when recruiting students due to the variation of the education levels in different countries.

]]> By: sanjeewa dissanayake. http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/comment-page-1/#comment-11414 sanjeewa dissanayake. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:30:56 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/#comment-11414 can i give the a/l maths sylebas for school? can i give the a/l maths sylebas for school?

]]> By: Donald Gaminitillake http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/comment-page-1/#comment-10039 Donald Gaminitillake Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:23:39 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/#comment-10039 Justmal, Who is going to teach these students in English, in a country where 70% GCE O/L students fail in English!!! We got to teach English as a subject plus Tamil or Sinhala. For SInhala students make Tamil as a second language v.v. Justmal,
Who is going to teach these students in English, in a country where 70% GCE O/L students fail in English!!!
We got to teach English as a subject plus Tamil or Sinhala. For SInhala students make Tamil as a second language v.v.

]]> By: Justmal http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/comment-page-1/#comment-10005 Justmal Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:46:03 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/#comment-10005 To the best of my knowledge, not even Cambridge A-Levels are recognised by NUS unless you do the optional GP unit. Perhaps we should do away with the whole Sri Lankan Advanced and Ordinary Level examinations. Public education after grade 6 should only be in English, and students should sit examinations conducted by Edexcel, Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate. We're a small country and we don't need all these local exams that no one really cares about. To the best of my knowledge, not even Cambridge A-Levels are recognised by NUS unless you do the optional GP unit. Perhaps we should do away with the whole Sri Lankan Advanced and Ordinary Level examinations. Public education after grade 6 should only be in English, and students should sit examinations conducted by Edexcel, Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate. We’re a small country and we don’t need all these local exams that no one really cares about.

]]> By: star http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/comment-page-1/#comment-9997 star Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:56:36 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2008/01/sri-lankan-gce-al-not-recognized-by-nus/#comment-9997 Any particular reason for those exams in the mentioned countries [including SL A/L] not to be recognized by NUS? Any particular reason for those exams in the mentioned countries [including SL A/L] not to be recognized by NUS?

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