We are urgently exploring whether there are alternative options for students who need results this summer to progress and for whom a centre assessment grade is not possible. A* will be a key grade boundary that will be set during the awarding process at subject level, using statistical and technical evidence.Detail about the nature of the statistical evidence that will be used to set the A* grade in reformed A level qualifications will be published by Ofqual before the first awards in the form of the Data Exchange Procedures, which awarding organisations are required to adhere to when they set grade boundaries.AS, A Level and GCSE qualifications in the UK are awarded using the âcomparable outcomesâ approach to setting and maintaining standards.The basic principle of this approach is that if the group of students (the cohort) taking a qualification in one year is of similar ability to the cohort in the previous year, then the overall results (outcomes) at national level, should be comparable.Statistics play an important role in the comparable outcomes approach. I would like to take this opportunity to thank teachers and school leaders for making this process work for students during these very challenging times.Exam boards will be contacting schools, colleges and other exam centres after Easter asking them to submit, by a deadline that will be no earlier than 29 May 2020, the following:We know many private candidates (students who have been home-schooled, following distance-learning programmes or studying independently) are anxious to know how these arrangements might be applied to them.
{{invalidUserName}} Thousands of learners gain places at leading universities around the world with Cambridge International AS & A Levels every year. This prediction matrix applies to the cohort taking the assessments in the current year, and is based on those candidatesâ prior attainment data, taken from their GCSE performance.In addition to statistics, senior examiners play a crucial role in providing their expert judgments about the quality of work and this insight also helps ensure that the grade boundaries are set in the right place.Our subject experts are trained thoroughly in the process of writing question papers and assessments that are consistent in difficulty year on year. These should be fair, objective and carefully considered judgements of the grades schools and colleges believe their students would have been most likely to achieve if they had sat their exams, and should take into account the full range of available evidence.School or college based assessment already has an important role in many GCSEs, AS and A levels and in extraordinary circumstances such as these, schools and colleges are best placed to judge the likely performance of their students at the end of the course.We have worked closely with the teaching profession to ensure that what we are asking is both appropriate and manageable, so that everyone can have confidence in the approach. However, if grading judgements in some schools and colleges appear to be more severe or generous than others, exam boards will adjust the grades of some or all of those students upwards or downwards accordingly.Schools and colleges have been told that they must not share their centre assessment grades with students, parents or carers, under any circumstances, until after final results are issued. Get an overview of the awarding for the new linear AS and A level qualifications.You can now view, download and print the below PDF which is the DfE 16-19 Performance Table Points Scores for Level 3 Qualifications. Learners can choose from a range of assessment options, including Cambridge International AS Level qualifications alone, or as part of a progression to Cambridge International A Level. They indicate the minimum number of marks students need to achieve to get a particular grade.The video below explains how we set grade boundaries to ensure that students are awarded grades that fairly reflect their performance. ({{doc.extension | uppercase}} | GCSE and A-Level results expected to be higher this summer Number of students receiving good grades will be two per cent higher at A-level and one per cent at GCSE, says Ofqual /content/dam/pdf/Level-3-Qualifications/DfE_16-19_Performance-Table-Points-Scores-For-Level-3-Qualifications.pdf Ofqual sets out details for schools, colleges, students, parents & carers on how GCSEs and A levels will be awarded following the cancellation of this year's exams.Since the Secretary of State for Education announced that the 2020 exam series in England would be cancelled to help fight the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have worked at speed to develop a process which fairly recognises students’ work and makes sure they get their grades in time to progress.
{{invalidUserName}} Thousands of learners gain places at leading universities around the world with Cambridge International AS & A Levels every year. This prediction matrix applies to the cohort taking the assessments in the current year, and is based on those candidatesâ prior attainment data, taken from their GCSE performance.In addition to statistics, senior examiners play a crucial role in providing their expert judgments about the quality of work and this insight also helps ensure that the grade boundaries are set in the right place.Our subject experts are trained thoroughly in the process of writing question papers and assessments that are consistent in difficulty year on year. These should be fair, objective and carefully considered judgements of the grades schools and colleges believe their students would have been most likely to achieve if they had sat their exams, and should take into account the full range of available evidence.School or college based assessment already has an important role in many GCSEs, AS and A levels and in extraordinary circumstances such as these, schools and colleges are best placed to judge the likely performance of their students at the end of the course.We have worked closely with the teaching profession to ensure that what we are asking is both appropriate and manageable, so that everyone can have confidence in the approach. However, if grading judgements in some schools and colleges appear to be more severe or generous than others, exam boards will adjust the grades of some or all of those students upwards or downwards accordingly.Schools and colleges have been told that they must not share their centre assessment grades with students, parents or carers, under any circumstances, until after final results are issued. Get an overview of the awarding for the new linear AS and A level qualifications.You can now view, download and print the below PDF which is the DfE 16-19 Performance Table Points Scores for Level 3 Qualifications. Learners can choose from a range of assessment options, including Cambridge International AS Level qualifications alone, or as part of a progression to Cambridge International A Level. They indicate the minimum number of marks students need to achieve to get a particular grade.The video below explains how we set grade boundaries to ensure that students are awarded grades that fairly reflect their performance. ({{doc.extension | uppercase}} | GCSE and A-Level results expected to be higher this summer Number of students receiving good grades will be two per cent higher at A-level and one per cent at GCSE, says Ofqual /content/dam/pdf/Level-3-Qualifications/DfE_16-19_Performance-Table-Points-Scores-For-Level-3-Qualifications.pdf Ofqual sets out details for schools, colleges, students, parents & carers on how GCSEs and A levels will be awarded following the cancellation of this year's exams.Since the Secretary of State for Education announced that the 2020 exam series in England would be cancelled to help fight the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have worked at speed to develop a process which fairly recognises students’ work and makes sure they get their grades in time to progress.