Generic Grade Boundaries?

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  1. Charlotte_19's Avatar
    1 15-06-2012  11:29
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    Generic Grade Boundaries?
    Are these generally the generic grade boundaries?

    A*- 90%
    A - 80%
    B - 70%
    C -60%
    Etc.


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    2 15-06-2012  11:32
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    Re: Generic Grade Boundaries?
    (Original post by Charlotte_19)
    Are these generally the generic grade boundaries?

    A*- 90%
    A - 80%
    B - 70%
    C -60%
    Etc.


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    Yeah, but it varies depending on the difficulty of the paper.
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    3 15-06-2012  11:33
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    Re: Generic Grade Boundaries?
    yeah those are usually the generic UMS boundaries, for most A Level subjects at least. The conversion between raw and UMS varies each year depending on paper difficulty
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    4 15-06-2012  11:36
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    Thank you


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  5. J.Nalbandian14's Avatar
    5 16-06-2012  21:53
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    Yes but depending on how hard the paper was, they can vary


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  6. Saphire_93's Avatar
    6 18-06-2012  17:14
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    Re: Generic Grade Boundaries?
    Can they vary for the whole AS/A Level?
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