Distinction could be either A/A* - I don't think there's a really an exact equivalent tbh. But I dunno, that's me just guessing. A s'pose a high Distinction would be an A* but they never really look at the actual marks so
Distinction could be either A/A* - I don't think there's a really an exact equivalent tbh. But I dunno, that's me just guessing. A s'pose a high Distinction would be an A* but they never really look at the actual marks so
Distinction could be either A/A* - I don't think there's a really an exact equivalent tbh. But I dunno, that's me just guessing. A s'pose a high Distinction would be an A* but they never really look at the actual marks so
In BTEC ICT you have to complete 3 units of coursework.. Each coursework has 3 criteria's a Pass,Merit and distinction.
If All pass criteria's are completed to a good standard you will get a C grade. If All Merit criterias are completed aswell as all of the pass's you will get a B Grade. To achieve an A Grade you will have to complete all pass and merit criterias and at least one distinction in one of the units and to make your grade to a A* you will have to complete all pass,merit and distinction in all 3 units.
Some of the subjects I am studying at GCSE next year are Btec, and they use the Pass/Merit/Distinction marks.
But what is the actual equivalents as grades?
I've heard that (at gcse) its:
Pass: C Merit: B Distinction: A*
But I've also heard people saying its this:
Pass: C Merit: B Distinction: A
Could someone just clear up what they actually are?
Thanks.
Part of the confusion is that BTECs have been revamped and the grading has changed slightly. Only people who started courses from September 2010 will have the new grading system, older students may give you duff advice.
Firstly having scanned through a few other posts, DIDA is not BTEC and never has been. It has different grading and just confuses the issue.
For the new QCF BTECs, you can get Pass, Merit or Distinction on individual units, but for your overall grade you can also get a Distinction*. The official grade equivalences for a QCF Level 2 BTEC First are: Distinction* - A* at GCSE Distinction - A Merit - B Pass - C
Surprisingly, you don't have to get (e.g.) an average of a merit to achieve a merit overall - more merits than passes will generally do it, though it does depend on the size of the different units.
Some of the subjects I am studying at GCSE next year are Btec, and they use the Pass/Merit/Distinction marks.
But what is the actual equivalents as grades?
I've heard that (at gcse) its:
Pass: C Merit: B Distinction: A*
But I've also heard people saying its this:
Pass: C Merit: B Distinction: A
Could someone just clear up what they actually are?
Thanks.
While people say that they're equivalents, they're most certainly not. Universities don't class them as equal to GCSEs (or A-levels for that matter), because they're fundamentally easier and you get more 'equivalent grades' than someone doing the core subjects separately as proper GCSE exams.
However - to those who earn them, they may mean something. It really depends upon how well you think you did personally, but as I said, it doesn't matter anyway, any sort of 'equivalent qualification' is not 'equivalent', because its a damn sight easier and a whole different system. Why else would people choose BTECs over GCSEs apart from the fact that they're easier?
Because some people didn't have an option. It may be a bit easier, If you are dyslexic, and it never got noticed at school and the options are btec, functional skills you are going to do it. Some people don't have a choice or option smart arse.
Because some people didn't have an option. It may be a bit easier, If you are dyslexic, and it never got noticed at school and the options are btec, functional skills you are going to do it. Some people don't have a choice or option smart arse.
I have several friends who are dyslexic. They are doing GCSEs and are predicted mainly A*s in it. So, from my experience, being dyslexic shouldn't stop you from doing GCSEs. Plus you get 25% extra time in the exams. And seriously, you don't have to be smart to do GCSEs. At all. You just need to have a fairly decent memory.
You need to research your information a bit better on a level three extended diploma for two years is the equivalent to three A levels especially in applied science and forensics the only two university's that won't except on this course completion are Oxford and Cambridge. I'd like to see you complete two years of forensics and then come back and tell people it's easier. A girl on my daughters course has been excepted one in 49 in the world to the royal vet collage on a scolorship early .