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British high school students to study gambling1 August 2007ENGLAND -- As reported by the BBC: "Teenagers could learn about the psychology behind gambling addiction as part of a planned new A-level course. "The OCR exam board wants to introduce the topic to its psychology A-level in a bid to make exams more relevant. "The board said the subject was very topical for young people with an estimated 33 million British adults gambling every week. "OCR, which has sought approval for the draft A-level from the exams regulator, wants to offer it from September 2008 "...The move comes as schools are being encouraged to make the subjects they teach more relevant and accessible to pupils "All pupils taking the exam would study the gambling module along with 14 other topics which form part of the draft A-level syllabus..." |