I'd say that it is too easy to get an A in certain A-level subjects, and that the difference in difficulty between A-level subjects is too great, but I don't think it's too easy to get an A in Chemistry, Biology, English etc.
I take 4 essay subjects and find it is ridiculously difficult to get As in them. There's no set answer either, you're marked purely on your own writing. No, it's not easier.
They need to revert back to the old days when getting a c-d was good and an A was incredible.
Because currently everybody gets As and it is ridiculously easy to do so (with very little work whatsoever).
Thus it is soo hard for the universities to seek out the good candidates.
Its just currently, more people then ever are doing a-levels, so obviously theres more A's and A*'S, plus now people know how to get the grades and work hard and schools have techniques to get students to do well
There are some A level subjects which are easier than other to get an A in, but for the more traditional subjects I would say they are pretty challenging
I took tough A-levels and you had to work hard for those, if you work hard enough and use your natural resources properly it's a lot easier.
Just fyi in 2010 only 26.7% A-level examinations get an A-grade that might seem high but considering not all modules get a this means a lot of people get B,C,D's which is normal.
C grades are still about average. TSR is not representative and subject difficulty varies from person to person.
I must admit though that I would be in a much better position if resits weren't permitted, I've managed to go through school and college without resitting a single exam but nevermind. I'm glad I've got offers for uni despite only having 2 A-levels and I've worked damn hard to get them.
I take 4 essay subjects and find it is ridiculously difficult to get As in them. There's no set answer either, you're marked purely on your own writing. No, it's not easier.
You are severely retarded for taken 4 essay subjects and deserve it.
The way that A Level papers are marked means that it's impossible for everyone to get an A. As far as I'm aware (correct me if I'm wrong) only the 20% with the highest marks on the paper get 80%+ of the UMS marks for that paper. So for every A Level paper, 80% of the people who took it do not get an A.
Exam boards introduced the A* grade so that universities could distinguish the top 10% from the top 20%; I think this is a pretty decent compromise.
I reckon that a pretty significant reason that grades were lower in the past is because AS Levels and re-takes did not exist; you did all your exams in one go and there was no opportunity to improve on a bad paper.
The way that A Level papers are marked means that it's impossible for everyone to get an A. As far as I'm aware (correct me if I'm wrong) only the 20% with the highest marks on the paper get 80%+ of the UMS marks for that paper. So for every A Level paper, 80% of the people who took it do not get an A.
Exam boards introduced the A* grade so that universities could distinguish the top 10% from the top 20%; I think this is a pretty decent compromise.
I reckon that a pretty significant reason that grades were lower in the past is because AS Levels and re-takes did not exist; you did all your exams in one go and there was no opportunity to improve on a bad paper.
Hahahahah, A level grades are not done via percentiles you idiot.
But grades were lower cause exams were harder - check out some exams from 1970 and you would flop big time.