Open book Exams for GCSE & A-levels 2021?

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I still think that A-levels and GCSEs in 2022 should be unedited and go on as normal (at least the 2022 A-levels). Hopefully teachers will actually bother to give their pupils online lessons if there's a second wave. Tbh all I want for the 2021 exams is lower grade boundaries (I really don't want exams to be cancelled) don't care if there are no changes to the exams. I just want to sit my exams 😫.

EDIT: plus for 2022 GCSE and A-level cohort there should be plenty of time to cover the content and schools will be better prepared.

Well you really want to sit ur exams but my year didn’t get to, this means that we haven’t actually got used to the pressure of sitting an actual gcse (let’s be honest sitting a gcse is gonna be more stressful than a mock)

Yes I desperately want to sit my exams (even if it I'll fail meaning I'll probably have to restart my A-levels) and yeah I somewhat agree with you the last bit maybe they should lower the grade boundaries for the 2022 Exams? (They'll be lowered if everyone does "bad") IMO there's no need to change the 2022 GCSE exams (maybe the A-levels ones though as the Y11s haven't had the real exam experience) and not bothered if there are no changes to the 2021 exams. Maybe Mr. Gove will realise the mistake he made (he removed AS exams! and made exams linear in England)... I want AS exams to return (be mandatory to sit in Y12) ASAP they have so many benefits. Don't want A-level exams to be cancelled.

yh i think as should return and i agree the a levels 2022 shouldn't be changed but perhaps lower boundaries

yh i think as should return and i agree the a levels 2022 shouldn't be changed but perhaps lower boundaries

You have to bear in mind (this applies to every student in every year) that everyone in your year is in the same boat, so for the 2022 alevels (near enough) everyone will have not sat their GCSEs. Yes I do feel for you, but just remember you are not alone and if you want to get a feel for exams maybe consider sitting one in October...?

And remember grade boundaries are not just randomly set, they are done through various calculations, so each year x% of students get an A*, y% get an A ect....so they can't just "lower them", yes especially for the 2021 alevels they are likely to be lower than previous years, but that will occur naturally rather than because the exam boards have lowered them.

And on the topic I don't this exams should be made open book, but that is just a personal opinion.

Thing is, to 'modify' every single paper from every exam board is a HUGE task. I doubt they'd choose such a time consuming thing. Plus, easier exams for all doesn't address widening disparity does it.

Here is the link to the article i recently read. Im currenty in year 10 so i will be taking my GCSE's next year? Whatr are your thoughts on this?

https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-open-book-exams-and-cut-content-table-2021-gcses

No.
I have already completed half of the A2 content on my own in 3/4 subjects in Y12.
The content may be reduced, and there may be a V1 for reduced content and a V2 for full content, with mark capping for V1.
I think if this happens, I will be doing the V2.

Even if this does happen, the grade boundaries would be astoundingly high and the exams would be extremely hard

A lot of people have disagreed with me, but personally I think open book exams would be ridiculous!!! you wouldn’t have to revise content, that immediately favours the naturally smart but lazy people who can’t be bothered to learn content, as they have everything there for them, and cancels out all the marks you usually get for just memorised content that people who work extremely hard for their grade (like me and a lot of my friends) usually achieve. Also, there wouldn’t be any point in questions asking for raw content, meaning all the questions would have to be application, this means the questions are considerably harder, meaning only a select few will be able to answer them. As a person who is not naturally smart, and works extremely hard and deserves every grade they get, I can easily see that open book is an awful idea. Please can I have someone that agrees with me? 😂😂 so many people haven’t and it’s infuriating because those are probably the ones that are naturally smart (the ones I’m jealous of 😂😂)

I totally agree with you! It would invalidate all our hard work. I would prefer longer exams and perhaps reduced content