i got my spanish gcse result back yesterday and got a B overall. However i looked at my coursework grade and it was a A/B and they have moved it down to a d! in my writing i got an a and my reading i got a b and listening A*. I don't understand why my coursework has gone down so much. Is it worth getting it remarked? I really wanted a A in spanish as i worked really hard for it any help would be great
they told me i was A borderline B after they had provisionally marked it and then my paper said a D!
You need to ask your teacher how everyone did overall, and if the school would pay to get everyone's remarked if everyone is in agreement. It's an exam board policy that you can't ask for individual coursework remarks.
i got my spanish gcse result back yesterday and got a B overall. However i looked at my coursework grade and it was a A/B and they have moved it down to a d! in my writing i got an a and my reading i got a b and listening A*. I don't understand why my coursework has gone down so much. Is it worth getting it remarked? I really wanted a A in spanish as i worked really hard for it any help would be great
Nothing you can do you cannot remark coursework,
the way it's marked is like a sample of 6 is taken from the school externally marked and the average difference between internal and external marks is +- to each piece of coursework...
you could resit the coursework but due to the 40% rule you would need to sit an exam as well as the coursework next summer. sorry, it's hard i was in this same situation in Y10
also note if you did like 2 exams in Y10 and 2 in 11 then youd have to resit the ones from y10 because the units cannot be 2 years apart i believe?
the way it's marked is like a sample of 6 is taken from the school externally marked and the average difference between internal and external marks is +- to each piece of coursework...
you could resit the coursework but due to the 40% rule you would need to sit an exam as well as the coursework next summer. sorry, it's hard i was in this same situation in Y10
also note if you did like 2 exams in Y10 and 2 in 11 then youd have to resit the ones from y10 because the units cannot be 2 years apart i believe?
s**t. I really want that A in spanish. Is there anything else i can do?
s**t. I really want that A in spanish. Is there anything else i can do?
only if you submitted all 4 units in the same year then you could re-do coursework and sit an exam (do the A* one as i'm sure the highest will stand) if not then i don't think so i'm afraid :-( sorry
the way it's marked is like a sample of 6 is taken from the school externally marked and the average difference between internal and external marks is +- to each piece of coursework...
The sample is more than 6 - for AQA it is all of them or at least 20. Also the mark change can be weighted - more taken off the top or the bottom, e.g. the top marks may not be changed but by the bottom few they are losing 5 each.
you could resit the coursework but due to the 40% rule you would need to sit an exam as well as the coursework next summer. sorry, it's hard i was in this same situation in Y10
The 40% rule is dead. GCSEs are now linear and you have to sit all the exams in the same exam series to get a grade (though you can carry forward controlled assessment from a previous completed GCSE).
Really?! i thought everyones had to be re moderated. do i only need the permission of the teacher?
Everything has be re-moderated but as the overall grades will not go down the school doesn't need to get the permission of all the students. However,the school does have to be prepared to sort out the admin of re-moderation and pay £200 or so for it.
Everything has be re-moderated but as the overall grades will not go down the school doesn't need to get the permission of all the students. However,the school does have to be prepared to sort out the admin of re-moderation and pay £200 or so for it.
so not really a chance then.I will probably go and speak to the exam office about it. Thanks for your help
I agree, but apparently, I cannot get the unit 4 remarked!!? It's such a shame that even after French being my favourite subject, I got so low and A*'s in most of the others. What are you planning to do with yours?
i dont know. I will speak to the exams office i think