sdb Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 Gove is a ****. Well above any other politician, which says something. I'll be out of the profession before long unless he ****'s off. Absolute cock.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 Being born a year late could fvck my lads future up? They didn't think to induce your wife earlier?
Ross-Kemp Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 My sister got 7 B's and 8 C's. Proud big brother !
Trav Le Bleu Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 FIFTEEN SUBJECTS?!?!?! or as some A* maths receipiants today might say... FOURTEEN SUBJECTS?!?!?!
LcFc_Smiv Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 I agree... My results were poor, but it was a turning point for me as well. I never wanted to have poor results again. So I went to college to study something I liked/wanted to do, and achieved the best grade possible. I applied to Uni in January, got accepted, and starting that next month. Exactly this, my GCSE results were poor and to be honest I was distraught, but it made me realise that going to sixth form and studying such academic subjects wasn't for me. I went college got a diploma in sport and have just finished my first year at university with fantastic results. Although my GCSE results were poor, it really showed me where my strengths were and that the subjects I had chose to study at sixth form probably weren't for me, now I'm doing something I enjoy with some great opportunities presented to me all the time.
Milton Keynes Fox Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 Got a B in both English Language and Literature, was told i had an A in Language so must have been put down over the summer
Jon the Hat Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 Got a B in both English Language and Literature, was told i had an A in Language so must have been put down over the summer How does that work? You don't have a result until you get the result...
fleckneymike Posted 23 August 2012 Author Posted 23 August 2012 How does that work? You don't have a result until you get the result... All 'modules' carry certain marks so it is possible for teachers and students to track their performance, this enables both teacher and student to know how well/badly they are doing throughout the course. If, for example, a course is marked out of 200 and made up of 5 modules worth 40 marks each it is possible to predict what mark a student already has. What has happened is that the boundaries have been altered, so where previously say 160/200 would have secured a C suddenly 170 is required (these are not real figures, just used for ease of explanation). This shifting of the goal posts has moved between Jan and June, a student who sat an exam in Jan could get the same raw mark as a student who sits the exam in June yet be awarded a higher grade. The biggest shift in boundaries has been on the foundation papers, this will directly impact C/D students. The Govt requires all students to get 40% A-C inc Maths Eng and Sci (up from 35%), if you then raise the exam boundaries by 10 marks at the last minute you almost ensure that certain schools will not hit that 40%. The consequences of not hitting 40% is that you effectively get placed in special measures and then forced to convert to academy status. By complete coincidence the govt wants all schools to convert.
Milton Keynes Fox Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 How does that work? You don't have a result until you get the result... We take English Language in year 10, and English Literature in Year 11. Hence you know your Language grade half way through year 11...
Jon the Hat Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 Thanks, that is clearer. It does seem strange to change already published results. These exam boards do seem to be pretty crap in many cases.
Cat Burger Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 All 'modules' carry certain marks so it is possible for teachers and students to track their performance, this enables both teacher and student to know how well/badly they are doing throughout the course. If, for example, a course is marked out of 200 and made up of 5 modules worth 40 marks each it is possible to predict what mark a student already has. What has happened is that the boundaries have been altered, so where previously say 160/200 would have secured a C suddenly 170 is required (these are not real figures, just used for ease of explanation). This shifting of the goal posts has moved between Jan and June, a student who sat an exam in Jan could get the same raw mark as a student who sits the exam in June yet be awarded a higher grade. The biggest shift in boundaries has been on the foundation papers, this will directly impact C/D students. The Govt requires all students to get 40% A-C inc Maths Eng and Sci (up from 35%), if you then raise the exam boundaries by 10 marks at the last minute you almost ensure that certain schools will not hit that 40%. The consequences of not hitting 40% is that you effectively get placed in special measures and then forced to convert to academy status. By complete coincidence the govt wants all schools to convert. Or coursework has been moderated down, whereby upon receiving the sample of coursework (say 3 folders from a class) the board disagree with departmental marks and pull the whole cohort up or down...I thought this would affect us negatively, but it seems not. The results for my class are actually really good, so forgive my moaning! Departmental A*-C's are also up 10%. The big problem for us is A*-A's figures are quite poor.
fleckneymike Posted 23 August 2012 Author Posted 23 August 2012 Or coursework has been moderated down, whereby upon receiving the sample of coursework (say 3 folders from a class) the board disagree with departmental marks and pull the whole cohort up or down...I thought this would affect us negatively, but it seems not. The results for my class are actually really good, so forgive my moaning! Departmental A*-C's are also up 10%. The big problem for us is A*-A's figures are quite poor. That can happen but that's not what has happened here. Nice live blog tracking this http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/mortarboard/2012/aug/23/gcse-results-day-2012-live-blog
Jon the Hat Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 The issue here seems to be that if you are only awarding a portion of the grade for the final exam, and the coursework modeusl grades are higher than expected for whatever reason, then you have to move the actual exam boundaries rather a lot to get the desired distribution of grades.
Zingari Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 All 'modules' carry certain marks so it is possible for teachers and students to track their performance, this enables both teacher and student to know how well/badly they are doing throughout the course. If, for example, a course is marked out of 200 and made up of 5 modules worth 40 marks each it is possible to predict what mark a student already has. What has happened is that the boundaries have been altered, so where previously say 160/200 would have secured a C suddenly 170 is required (these are not real figures, just used for ease of explanation). This shifting of the goal posts has moved between Jan and June, a student who sat an exam in Jan could get the same raw mark as a student who sits the exam in June yet be awarded a higher grade. The biggest shift in boundaries has been on the foundation papers, this will directly impact C/D students. The Govt requires all students to get 40% A-C inc Maths Eng and Sci (up from 35%), if you then raise the exam boundaries by 10 marks at the last minute you almost ensure that certain schools will not hit that 40%. The consequences of not hitting 40% is that you effectively get placed in special measures and then forced to convert to academy status. By complete coincidence the govt wants all schools to convert. damn !! I was hoping you were going to tell us that teachers had mystic powers of clairvoyance .
fleckneymike Posted 23 August 2012 Author Posted 23 August 2012 damn !! I was hoping you were going to tell us that teachers had mystic powers of clairvoyance . Well I do but I cannot vouch for the others.
AoWW Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 Well I do but I cannot vouch for the others. Me too! *Yes, Zingari, I know exactly what you're thinking... be afraid!*
fleckneymike Posted 23 August 2012 Author Posted 23 August 2012 Me too! *Yes, Zingari, I know exactly what you're thinking... be afraid!* I knew you'd say that
Zingari Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 Me too! *Yes, Zingari, I know exactly what you're thinking... be afraid!* if you knew what i was thinking, you'd know it was you who ought to be concerned ! you sassy little minx
AoWW Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 if you knew what i was thinking, you'd know it was you who ought to be concerned ! you sassy little minx *locks the front door*
Zingari Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 *locks the front door* Don't bother locking the doors AoWW the missus has left me a list of jobs as long as me arm , there's no way i'll get out today
Daggers Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 The whole article is chucking mud at gove to see what they can get to stick. Poor Michael. It's just not fair.
Rincewind Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 Perhaps if he hadnt't pissed everywhere and created the mud there wouldn't be any to sling.
KFS Posted 23 August 2012 Posted 23 August 2012 I'm convinced they did the same with my English Lit A-level. Myself along with other students at my sixth-form were nailed on for an A grade, but in our final exams it shows that we were graded at an E? This includes applicants to Oxbridge, and I've looked on forums such as "The Student Room" where it seems to be a common issue. It's a shame that grades can fluctuate at the hands of these exam boards and people in power, especially when you put so much effort in and you're told that your future hangs in the balance as a result! My university have been lenient with me and let me in regardless of my overall C thanks to my E grade, as opposed to my predicted A/B, but it still sits on my record. Some others haven't/ may not be as lucky.
fleckneymike Posted 23 August 2012 Author Posted 23 August 2012 WJEC English Language Paper 2: In January, 15 marks gets C Grade. In June,15 marks gets E grade. WJEC English Language Paper 1: In January, 12 marks gets D Grade. In June,12 marks gets U grade. (FYI the papers are worth 40 marks each)
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