A level grade "boundaries" leak

Having done it more than once, writing an exam is difficult to do. It's especially hard to be so exact that 51%= pass.

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Originally Posted by lardy

Having done it more than once, writing an exam is difficult to do. It's especially hard to be so exact that 51%= pass.

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I did ACCA and the pass rates were absolutely mental. For the harder exams they'd go from low 20s to high 50s from sitting to sitting. They're not graded on a curve, it's a strict 50 mark pass/fail and it is absolutely nuts how easy/difficult they can be.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

I did ACCA and the pass rates were absolutely mental. For the harder exams they'd go from low 20s to high 50s from sitting to sitting. They're not graded on a curve, it's a strict 50 mark pass/fail and it is absolutely nuts how easy/difficult they can be.

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That's why the curves are usually needed, it's hard to write exams that are 100% comparable in difficulty year after year.

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Originally Posted by Croesy Blue

That's why the curves are usually needed, it's hard to write exams that are 100% comparable in difficulty year after year.

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Tell me about it, the night before an exam I did a past paper and walked it. Turned over my exam, and got a cool 28, and less than 25% people passed. It doesn't help it's 2 questions, so if you can't do one, you're absolutely f**ked. Passed it next time though :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Tell me about it, the night before an exam I did a past paper and walked it. Turned over my exam, and got a cool 28, and less than 25% people passed. It doesn't help it's 2 questions, so if you can't do one, you're absolutely f**ked. Passed it next time though :hehe:

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I really do not miss exams. Nothing worse than doing tons of revision then turning over the paper and knowng **** all.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Tell me about it, the night before an exam I did a past paper and walked it. Turned over my exam, and got a cool 28, and less than 25% people passed. It doesn't help it's 2 questions, so if you can't do one, you're absolutely f**ked. Passed it next time though :hehe:

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Did you have the answers for the past paper?

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Originally Posted by lardy

Having done it more than once, writing an exam is difficult to do. It's especially hard to be so exact that 51%= pass.

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You know they're not talking about pub quizzes don't you ?

Well all I can say is that I am glad I did my A levels when I did!