Sentences with phrase «change grade boundaries»

The exam board in Wales, the WJEC, is saying hang on, earlier in the summer both regulators in England and Wales told us to change grade boundaries.

Last week's report by Ofqual into the GCSE English controversy, defended its decision to change grade boundaries and blamed over-generous marking in teachers» assessments.

Teachers can change grade boundaries and percentage for summative and formative assessments.

«If there were issues with teacher over-marking, Ofqual and the exam boards should have dealt with it through improving the moderation process, rather than by changing grade boundaries at the 11th hour.

NUT Wales secretary David Evans said: «Between January and June, exam boards changed the grade boundaries in such a way that many pupils who would have scored a C in January, scored a D in June - for exactly the same work.

Not exact matches

The move comes at the end of a summer dominated in the education world by a row over GCSE grade boundary changes in English.

Ms Frederick has written to Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey asking for the evidence that underpinned the need for the grade boundary change.

They also show that grade boundary changes were ordered by Ofqual just weeks before the results were given to pupils.

Ofqual acknowledged grade boundaries had changed part way through the year, but stood by the new June grading system.

The group argues that changes to the grade boundaries between January and June meant that pupils with the same mark got different grades.

Mr Gove insisted exam boards made their own decisions about where to set grade boundaries, amid claims of last minute changes to English GCSE boundaries.

However, the school will need to ensure that pupils are aware these marks are subject to change by the moderation process, and schools should not provide a grade for the work as grade boundaries are not available at that time.

An influx of new students, whether caused by changing school boundary lines or the construction of a new housing development, or the departure of high scorers could change scores for an entire grade.

The general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, Russell Hobby, said: «There are so many simultaneous changes to exams, grade boundaries and measures that it would be difficult to ascribe any effect to the 2010 boycott.

«For example, in 2012 these regulators jointly required WJEC to make our GCSE English language awards more severe at grade C than we had proposed, by asking for changes to some of our grade boundaries.»

Ofqual acknowledged grade boundaries had changed part way through the year, but stood by a new June grading system in a row over results.

Head teachers urged Ofqual to investigate when it was revealed that grade boundaries for the exams changed between January and June.

«They accept that grade boundaries can change by a couple of marks, but to change by 10 or more makes a mockery of the system.»

In his letter Mr McKenzie quotes emails from a senior English assessor at AQA who states that the changes to grade boundaries between January and June did «massive damage» and «instantly hit the most vulnerable» pupils.

It acknowledged grade boundaries had changed part way through the year, but stood by the new June grading system.

Ms Stacey pledged to look at the detail of grade C boundary changes to ensure confidence was «maintained» in the examinations system.

England's exams watchdog told a board to change English GCSE grade boundaries against its will two weeks before this summer's results, it has emerged.

Head teachers urged the exams regulator to investigate when it was revealed that grade boundaries for the exams were changed part way through the year.

Ahead of the hearing, leaked letters showed that exams watchdog Ofqual had ordered the exam board Edexcel to make changes in its grade boundaries.

These showed that Ofqual ordered the board to make grade boundary changes against its will just two weeks before the results were published.

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