Do you guys think that the grade boundaries are going to be significantly higher because for example for AQA chemistry last year 50 was an A* and in 2014 47 was an A*
Do you guys think that the grade boundaries are going to be significantly higher because for example for AQA chemistry last year 50 was an A* and in 2014 47 was an A*
Nobody, not even examiners, knows at this stage what the grade boundaries are going to be, and that is because they are not set until all the papers have been sat and marked.
Do you guys think that the grade boundaries are going to be significantly higher because for example for AQA chemistry last year 50 was an A* and in 2014 47 was an A*
No, it's just that the papers were easier last year for C1 and C2. Like you can see with C3 (which was quite challenging) was 40 for an A*. It's just altering. The situation is worse for AS tbh, like to get an A in Core 1 Maths is increasing on a yearly basis.
I thought grade boundaries were based on how hard/easy people found the exams?
True , if students found the exam extremely hard the grade boundaries would be quite low just a tip, on chemistry C3 will have the highest grade boundary
No, it's just that the papers were easier last year for C1 and C2. Like you can see with C3 (which was quite challenging) was 40 for an A*. It's just altering. The situation is worse for AS tbh, like to get an A in Core 1 Maths is increasing on a yearly basis.
Oh haha I hope they are even easier this year (: OMG im so sorry if you're doing AS maths I hope they are not too high this year! xo
to be honest it's hard to tell if boundaries are going to rise or fall, for a lot of subjects they'll be really high one year and then lower the next. But it does depend on the difficulty of the paper
Nobody, not even examiners, knows at this stage what the grade boundaries are going to be, and that is because they are not set until all the papers have been sat and marked.
Ohh! I see so they won't know until after exams Thank you! xo
Ohh! I see so they won't know until after exams Thank you! xo
No. The boundaries are adjusted when all the marks are in so that the same proportion of grades is maintained from year to year (roughly). If the paper is hard, the boundaries will be lower and if it is easier then they will be higher. It's more or less supposed to make it so that you get the grade you would have always got in comparison with your peers, no matter how hard or easy the paper is.
Maybe they're increasing because students are getting smarter/working harder for these exams each year
They are also doing it because more pupils are getting A* so they are increasing the grade boundaries so there is more competition for jobs, as jobs are decreasing xx