How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade Calculation
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How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculationMy coursework is adequate, I'm pretty pleased with it. 73/75 (which is then converted to a number out of 50 for 50%) according to my teacher! So how many marks would I have needed to achieve in today's exam out of 50 for an A*? It would be really helpful thank you! Is it 90/100 for an A*? I think each mark out of 50 in this exam was a % of the whole iGCSE.
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaIsn't the coursework out of 80 in total?(Original post by Tirrany)
My coursework is adequate, I'm pretty pleased with it. 73/75 (which is then converted to a number out of 50 for 50%) according to my teacher! So how many marks would I have needed to achieve in today's exam out of 50 for an A*? It would be really helpful thank you! Is it 90/100 for an A*? I think each mark out of 50 in this exam was a % of the whole iGCSE.
It depends on the paper - a harder paper will have a lower A* boundary and vice versa. All you can do is wait! -
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaOur coursework's out of 75 'cause it's 3 essays, out of 25 for each.(Original post by Mazzini)
Isn't the coursework out of 80 in total?
It depends on the paper - a harder paper will have a lower A* boundary and vice versa. All you can do is wait!
Hmmm, I think it was a more difficult paper, what about yourself? -
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaI thought the Literature was 3 25-marker essays? I only did 2 40-marker essays for Language.(Original post by Tirrany)
Our coursework's out of 75 'cause it's 3 essays, out of 25 for each.
Hmmm, I think it was a more difficult paper, what about yourself?
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaBecause they change so much - for the mock at my school we were given the one with the Beast of Bodmin Moor which was a really hard paper so the A* boundary was really low - I got 72% on it which was an A*.(Original post by Afootballmug)
Yes, that's the paper I did...
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaOoooh I got 76% on it.(Original post by Mazzini)
Because they change so much - for the mock at my school we were given the one with the Beast of Bodmin Moor which was a really hard paper so the A* boundary was really low - I got 72% on it which was an A*.
Ah okay I understand. My teacher's said that the boundaries are always 18/20 for the 20 mark questions and 9/10 for the 10 mark questions, hmmm okay this makes it slightly better now hahaha.
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaI wouldn't say it is that high - maybe your teacher was just trying to make you work harder?(Original post by Tirrany)
Ooooh I got 76% on it. Ah okay I understand. My teacher's said that the boundaries are always 18/20 for the 20 mark questions and 9/10 for the 10 mark questions, hmmm okay this makes it slightly better now hahaha.
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaHmmm I hope. Maybe she is, but she doesn't seem that strict about grades...maybe she's doing it in a really subtle way.(Original post by Mazzini)
I wouldn't say it is that high - maybe your teacher was just trying to make you work harder?
I wonder what the grade boundaries for this exam will be out of 50? I mean, I coped quite well with Q2 and Q3a, 3b was a bit of a struggle to achieve 10+ points, but Q1 was a complete and utter annihilation on CIE's part. -
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaThere was SO MUCH for 2 & 3a. In Q2 I only got halfway through each paragraph because they said in their recommendations that they wanted about a side in total.(Original post by Tirrany)
Hmmm I hope. Maybe she is, but she doesn't seem that strict about grades...maybe she's doing it in a really subtle way.
I wonder what the grade boundaries for this exam will be out of 50? I mean, I coped quite well with Q2 and Q3a, 3b was a bit of a struggle to achieve 10+ points, but Q1 was a complete and utter annihilation on CIE's part.
What did you get for the last bullet point for Q1? I said that he wasn't going to change anything.
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade Calculayeah i found that! i wrote so much for 3a but not much for 3b but I was literally stuck on the last bullet point of the first question wtf?!(Original post by Mazzini)
There was SO MUCH for 2 & 3a. In Q2 I only got halfway through each paragraph because they said in their recommendations that they wanted about a side in total.
What did you get for the last bullet point for Q1? I said that he wasn't going to change anything.
does anyone know the grade boundaries for last year? because our mock was the beast of bodmin moor aswell and I got 80% but my teacher said that was an A cause the A* boundary is 90%.
But our schools been lying to us coz the they said the literature was 90% aswell -_- -
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaWe've been told that too, so I don't think they're lying to you(Original post by sahajkaur)
yeah i found that! i wrote so much for 3a but not much for 3b but I was literally stuck on the last bullet point of the first question wtf?!
does anyone know the grade boundaries for last year? because our mock was the beast of bodmin moor aswell and I got 80% but my teacher said that was an A cause the A* boundary is 90%.
But our schools been lying to us coz the they said the literature was 90% aswell -_- -
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade Calculajust did some research(Original post by dhanp79)
We've been told that too, so I don't think they're lying to you
72% literature A*
85% language A*
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaDo you have a link? I can't find the boundaries anywhere(Original post by sahajkaur)
just did some research
72% literature A*
85% language A*
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade CalculaThey're not on the internet, one of the Chief examiners from CIE is an English Teacher at our school although she doesn't ever disclose ANYTHING about the exam she did just send us an email putting our minds at ease about the grade boundaries(Original post by dhanp79)
Do you have a link? I can't find the boundaries anywhere
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Re: How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade Calculai didnt like the JC passage but other than that it was fine(Original post by smooshh)
I thought question 1 for language was a bitch, also a lot of people in my year wrote a formal report. The literature paper today was beaut though
Ah okay I understand. My teacher's said that the boundaries are always 18/20 for the 20 mark questions and 9/10 for the 10 mark questions, hmmm okay this makes it slightly better now hahaha.
