Are grade boundaries too low?

In Edexcel Maths in 2017 to get a 4 you have to get 41 out of 240, and in 2016 to get a C you had to get 70 out of 200.

Are they too low this year? What do you think?

In Edexcel Maths in 2017 to get a 4 you have to get 41 out of 240, and in 2016 to get a C you had to get 70 out of 200.

Are they too low this year? What do you think?

No such thing as "too low". They're set based on candidate performance.

I think it was more of a "wow these grade boundaries are so low, I wonder what this tells you about how poorly the nation did and how these new reformed GCSEs have done more bad than good"

That popped to mind when I saw the grade boundaries for a 7/8. The fact that >51% constitutes the top 20% is just shocking.

not to mention this was the first year doing it, and from what I've read teachers and candidates alike struggled to make sense of the whole 1-9 system and resources were limited.

perhaps in a couple years time, they'll be very high. or maybe this year's year 11 was just very thick?

In Edexcel Maths in 2017 to get a 4 you have to get 41 out of 240, and in 2016 to get a C you had to get 70 out of 200.

Are they too low this year? What do you think?

Haven't they always been low? I remember being shocked when checking out grade boundaries when I did GCSEs four years ago. Most of my experience was with WJEC though so perhaps it's just Welsh students who were bad lol.

They are disgustingly low. I thought 230 would be needed for a 9, but 189 is too low. Meh cannot complain but felt it's too easily achievable for a 9.

"disgustingly low" LMAO wow ok. supposed you would've preferred it if a 9 was 0.5% of the population so you could gloat about how much cleverer you are than everyone else because of how you did in your GCSEs. have fun parading around with your inflated self ego i guess.

I guess you misunderstood me. No where did I imply that the percentile be altered to 0.5%. Obviously, top ~3% makes sense for grade 9 as it's not that much of a step up. Either way, they ARE disgustingly low. Most schools used boundaries for mocks and such that are 10-40 marks higher than what it is. It is disgustingly low as it conflicts with what has been assumed for the past few years and what has been hyped - "nearly full marks to achieve top grade, harder than before". I just said compared to what is expected, it is extremely low. Also, nowhere did I imply GCSEs are a measure of intelligence. Quite frankly, I think GCSEs do not reflect one's intelligence as it varies from person to person which Einstein also agrees with. I don't understand why you are salty as all your points are fabricated against me.