As might have been predicted, the introduction of NCEAhas had a significant influence on students taking 1 -yearuniversity chemistry courses, although the feared lack ofchemistry knowledge does not appear to be one of them.One unanticipated outcome noticed at Otago Universityis the students' noticeable focus on assessment, seem-ingly a direct result of the numerous assessments thatthey have to cope with during Years 11-13 (and in somecases Year 10). This results both in tutorials run by theChemistry Department being poorly attended and in fewstudents completing the pre-laboratory exercises.
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