[HPforGrownups] questions re: final exams

[LD]

No: HPFGUIDX 43463

Dave wrote:
>1. Is one hour long enough for a final exam? Perhaps the British model
is 
>different from the American one, but in my experience, finals tend to
last a 
>bit longer, from 1.5 to 3 hours at least.

Over here in merry old England, going by my own experiences of secondary
school (age 11-16) the exams I sat in their first and second years
weren't official exams. They were just internal tests drawn up by the
teachers to make sure that the students were learning alright. The SATs
and GCSEs were the official exams, and they were usually around 2 hours
long. I'd guess that the same could be said for Hogwarts, and by the
time they get to sit their OWLs and NEWTS they'll be enduring 2 hour
exams a plenty.

-LD