The real importance of a silly-sounding GCSE question on Darwin | Jenny Rohn
by Jenny Rohn from on (#2PX76)
Students have expressed scorn over a biology exam question on 'Victorian monkey memes'. So how much does teaching the history of science matter?
According to BuzzFeed, British year 11 students encountered a Biology exam question this week about science history and were "confused", using Twitter to vent their frustration.
Students taking the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) version of the GCSE exam were reportedly asked to explain why Victorian journalists lampooned Charles Darwin as a monkey in cartoons - thereby scuppering their chance to shine on topics they'd studied hard for, such as photosynthesis and the menstrual cycle.
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