New Gcse System Easier or Harder?

Wrong. The exam board creates specimen papers for the new specifications.

I guess it could be good in the long term, however I think its silly for students to ponder on the technicalities of educational reforms (Every year thinks they have harder exams than the previous), end of the day the principle remains the same... understand the content and work hard and you will get the grades

But not as much papers for someone who would be doing the traditional ones. Considering they have lots of past papers and there are few specimen papers

Wrong. The exam board creates specimen papers for the new specifications.

It's harder to understand the content for some subjects. For example the R.E GCSE- the OCR exam board has not realised the 9-1 specification of the grade boundaries and there are no specimen papers.

They don't manually lower it. It's set based on the performance of the cohort. It it intended be no harder nor easier to get a 7 in a 9-1 GCSE than it would have been to achieve an A in that GCSE on the old specification.

So, the government changed up the GCSEs and now we have the 9-1 system with different specifications, grade boundaries etc. Now, take Maths for example, the new system was made so it's harder. And it is, for the most part.

However. The grade boundaries have decreased significantly and it now only takes 18% for a pass and about 50% for a grade 7.

The argument here is that some view this as beneficial and easier considering it takes less marks to pass. The other side of the argument is that it's become increasingly harder and therefore it's not likely to achieve 50%.

Coursework has also been scrapped and it's all examinations.

However, most people still don't understand the 9-1 system as parts of it are confusing. For example a 4 is seen as a pass but a 5 is a strong pass. What happened to the good old fashioned C?

Another point is that for most subjects, past papers are not available and the specification and grade boundaries are still uncertain.

So, do you feel it was useless and just threw young people off or in ways is beneficial and has made things easier?

Wrong. The exam board creates specimen papers for the new specifications.

So, the government changed up the GCSEs and now we have the 9-1 system with different specifications, grade boundaries etc. Now, take Maths for example, the new system was made so it's harder. And it is, for the most part.

However. The grade boundaries have decreased significantly and it now only takes 18% for a pass and about 50% for a grade 7.

The argument here is that some view this as beneficial and easier considering it takes less marks to pass. The other side of the argument is that it's become increasingly harder and therefore it's not likely to achieve 50%.

Coursework has also been scrapped and it's all examinations.

However, most people still don't understand the 9-1 system as parts of it are confusing. For example a 4 is seen as a pass but a 5 is a strong pass. What happened to the good old fashioned C?

Another point is that for most subjects, past papers are not available and the specification and grade boundaries are still uncertain.

So, do you feel it was useless and just threw young people off or in ways is beneficial and has made things easier?

I thought it was just lower for the year 11's who did it first. You're telling me the grade boundaries are much lower even for this year? Awesome

The problem here lies in the fact that grade boundaries aren't set until the entire cohort has been marked. The boundaries are based on the performance of the entire cohort so it is wrong to say they are going to be lower or higher. I personally think changes make no difference because the people who work hard get the results without pondering over new or old spec. If you are dedicated you will just be fine. Moreover, the new spec is actually good because it weeds out the hard working from the "I am intelligent but cba to work hard" and so you can't just open your CGP book the night before the exam and learn everything. The new 9-1 tests your understanding and therefore there is pressure on pupils to revise before.

The problem here lies in the fact that grade boundaries aren't set until the entire cohort has been marked. The boundaries are based on the performance of the entire cohort so it is wrong to say they are going to be lower or higher. I personally think changes make no difference because the people who work hard get the results without pondering over new or old spec. If you are dedicated you will just be fine. Moreover, the new spec is actually good because it weeds out the hard working from the "I am intelligent but cba to work hard" and so you can't just open your CGP book the night before the exam and learn everything. The new 9-1 tests your understanding and therefore there is pressure on pupils to revise before.

To summarise I guess you are saying, it does not matter if they are harder or easier, as you still have to study and work hard however, what the 9-1 does do, is stress a student out further considering there is more content and stuff that needs to be revised beforehand based on understanding.
Agreed, however if all the exams were made to do were to stress students out, what is the point? What was wrong with the good old A's?