What, if anything, went wrong with GCSE ? Dr Michelle Meadows
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What, if anything, went wrong with GCSE?
Dr Michelle Meadows
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June 2018 first award of other new Ebacc GCSEs
June 2017 first award of new GCSEs in Maths, English and English Literature
September 2016 first teaching of other new Ebacc GCSEs
September 2015 first teaching of new GCSEs in Maths, English and English Literature
June 2014 all GCSEs sat in a linear fashion
June 2013 final set of modular GCSEs awarded
Grading Fiasco in GCSEs Blamed on Cheating Teachers
GCSE English grades 'statistical fix', High Court told
GCSE English grading crises: they moved the goal posts at half time
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Unitised structure of AQA’s GCSE English and GCSE English Language specifications
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Unit/Subject Mode of Assessment Max. Raw Mark Max. UMS Mark Jan 11 Jun 11 Jan 12 Jun 12
ENG1F Written Examination 80 83 ENG1H Written Examination 80 120
ENG02 Speaking & Listening Controlled Assessment 45 60
ENG03 Written Controlled Assessment 90 120
ENL03 Written Controlled Assessment 80 120
English - - 300 English Language - - 300
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National GCSE English provisional results 2011/12
A C F
2011 16.8% 65.4% 97.2%
2012 15.0% 63.9% 98.1%
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Standard deviation in change in centre outcomes 2009-2012
Grade C Grade A
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
English Language 9.56 9.49 12.26 11.53 11.33 15.74
English 6.70 6.90 5.81 14.91 14.00 21.13
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Unitised structure of AQA’s GCSE English and GCSE English Language specifications
Availability
Unit/Subject Mode of Assessment Max. Raw Mark Max. UMS Mark Jan 11 Jun 11 Jan 12 Jun 12
ENG1F Written Examination 80 83 ENG1H Written Examination 80 120
ENG02 Speaking & Listening Controlled Assessment 45 60
ENG03 Written Controlled Assessment 90 120
ENL03 Written Controlled Assessment 80 120
English - - 300 English Language - - 300
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GCSE English Language
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GCSE English Language
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Mathematics over the academic yearEntries A* (%) A*-A (%) A*-C (%)
Nov 12 237,180 1.9 6.6 46.2Jan 13 45,561 2.8 8.7 50.2Mar 13 283,092 2.0 8.4 55.9Jun 13 760,170 4.9 14.3 57.6
Annual total
1,326,003 3.7 11.5 54.9
16 yr old cohort
678,000 (approx)
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Mathematics over the academic year – by age group 15 or
under% 16 % 17 or
older% All %
1 entry 154,788 89.8
333,290 54.4 82,853 80.0 570,921 64.3
2 entries 13,509 7.8 185,038 30.2 15,751 15.2 214,298 24.13 entries 2,795 1.6 82,028 13.4 4,530 4.4 89,353 10.14 entries 1,037 0.6 10,027 1.6 359 0.3 11,423 1.35 entries 139 0.1 1,525 0.2 16 0.0 1,680 0.26 entries 26 0.0 429 0.1 12 0.0 467 0.17 entries 4 0.0 34 0.0 0 0.0 38 0.08 entries 0 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0Total candidates
172,288 612,373
103,521
888,182
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Percentage of candidates achieving grade C or above in GCSE Maths
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Fairness