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can examiners cheat, do they have access to past results?

do examiners have access to past results, i saw a post on the guardian saying some examiners just check previous results and make an estimate off that and slap that

Reply 1

McGinger

Have you got a link to the article.

Reply 2

sooojin

Original post by McGinger

Have you got a link to the article.

https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/aug/13/a-levels-gcses-examiner-exam-results-wrong
i reread it and it was regarding predicted grades but surely they could do same with previous results

Reply 3

McGinger

Its one person's viewpoint, its anonymous, and a piece written in a very glib style designed to be entertaining.
It isn't serious journalism that has been researched in detail - its just a string of anecdotes.. Yes, exam script marking isn't an exact science and variations sneak in - but you shouldnt take any of the scenarios described here seriously.