How do CIE calculate their iGCSE English Language Grade Boundaries? Grade Calculation

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just did some research
72% literature A*
85% language A*

they just want us to work hard

How sure are you? I messed up my exam, got 46/50 for coursework - is this bad?
so i would need about 42/50 or something in this exam? I really need A*s....and this cie grade boundary thing is annoyingly kept in the dark. :angry:

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Original post by smooshh

JC?

Julius Caesar

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Original post by ocelot92

Yes! thats it dont worry. English departments and CIE are b****s because think about it everyone in this country is *** at english so the grade boundaries cant be scaled high :smile:

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xoxlovelifexox

Original post by smooshh

JC?

julius caesar - shakespeare

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smooshh

Original post by sahajkaur

just did some research
72% literature A*
85% language A*

they just want us to work hard

i am fairly certain literature is 80 something too

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Original post by smooshh

i am fairly certain literature is 80 something too

With all due respect, no. Our english department has a chief examiner who revealed to us last year's boundaries.

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Original post by sahajkaur

With all due respect, no. Our english department has a chief examiner who revealed to us last year's boundaries.

do you have a rough inclination of what the grade boundaries are going to be like for this year? will it more or less be around 72% from your knowledge? or in case the chief examiner from your department told you.

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Original post by xoxlovelifexox

I emailed her and asked because I was feeling a bit nervous. She said it's hard to predict but she thinks they won't shift into the 80s and stay generally where they are.

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xoxlovelifexox

Original post by sahajkaur

I emailed her and asked because I was feeling a bit nervous. She said it's hard to predict but she thinks they won't shift into the 80s and stay generally where they are.

thanks, let's hope she's right. what topics did you study?

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Original post by xoxlovelifexox

thanks, let's hope she's right. what topics did you study?

For literature?

Julius Caesar, Gatsby, Songs you?

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xoxlovelifexox

Original post by sahajkaur

For literature?

Julius Caesar, Gatsby, Songs you?

i did tennyson, only difference.

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Original post by sahajkaur

They'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 :smile:

I heard it's a lot less than that for language?

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Original post by ak2109

I heard it's a lot less than that for language?

what did you think it was?

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Original post by ak2109

I heard it's a lot less than that for language?

No it's definitely 85%

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elfandwonderful

Original post by sahajkaur

No it's definitely 85%

Does the 85% include the coursework?

I know I have done well in all of my coursework, including the control assessment, but I am feeling iffy about the exam.

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Original post by elfandwonderful

Does the 85% include the coursework?

I know I have done well in all of my coursework, including the control assessment, but I am feeling iffy about the exam.