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This may sound really sad, but do you have a favorite exam board?

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Reply 60

lukemorton

Edexcel is by far my favourite : )

Reply 61

TheMadHatteress

Edexcel. Haven't know anything else really.

Reply 62

Thomas__X

I seem to perform better in Edexcel exams although that is probably more down to the subject. I've always found OCR tricky...which is probably a good thing in terms of a qualification

Reply 63

Everglow

AQA was my favourite. All my best results at GCSE and A-Level were with them. :tongue:

Edexcel is easily my least favourite, so it pains me to see them leading the poll. :unimpressed:

AQA for sure!!

I just know I hate OCR with a passion.

Reply 66

Dougieowner

WJEC, I've never got below an A in any of their exams (although I've only ever taken their French and Spanish exams and they're my best subjects, so maybe that's why!)... :biggrin:

I used to like AQA at GCSE (I usually did better than I expected, particularly with the sciences) but now at A Level I've realised that I don't. Their markers for English Literature are particularly inconsistent because they all seem to look for slightly different things. I always feel so nervous about the exams and I'm not looking forward to the ones I have in summer... Sometimes inconsistency of the markers can work in your favour if you get a really generous one who gives high marks (and because the boundaries are quite low, even a tiny bit of generosity from the marker can result in really high UMS marks when they're converted), but if the examiner's feeling horrible it can ruin everything :frown:

Reply 67

jkZZ

Increasingly disliking AQA more and more. Half my A-Level subjects are with them and I must say that their textbooks really get on my nerves because of how useless they are at telling me anything. Their exams are frustrating too, with sometimes dodgy and vague markschemes.

I've always understood edexcel markschemes and they are more obvious with what they want you to do in their questions :biggrin:

Haven't really done much with OCR except languages and I did well with them so I can't fault them...

Reply 68

tcameron

Prefer Edexcel the best. Hate AQA and their markschemes...
I've only ever used AQA, Edexcel and OCR however, so not sure on the other

Reply 69

S F

I like OCR the best, WJEC is awful, it just seems a bit sketchy and not as well thought out as the exam boards :biggrin:

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Reply 70

TajwarC

NEAB because I'm a hipster

AQA all the way!!!!

Good old AQA are the best in my opinion, hate EdexHELL.

OCR are alright, WJEC are really inconsistent with marking which frustrates me. Can't comment on the others. :smile:

Reply 73

binarythoughts

CIE have quite a few disadvantages compared to the other boards, but I've never taken a different board :/

Reply 74

Asexual Demigod

Original post by Raymat

The proportion of A*s, As, Bs, Cs...etc will never change because the exams are standardised. One thing that has changed is that exams have become easier than compared to past exams. I've seen old exam papers and they were quite harder. Easier exams only means students are getting dumbed down. The increase of A*/A/B grades is because more people are doing GCSE and GCE A level so that's why it feels like people are getting smarter. The proportion of grades achieved hasn't changed and people are actually getting dumber.

In 2012 and 2013 there was actually a decrease in the percentage of A* grades awarded - the lowest it's been since that grade was introduced. Source: http://www.bstubbs.co.uk/a-lev.htm

Reply 75

ihatehistoryy

WJEC... Hands down, the worst exam board