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Title: Reporting Scale Scores at GCSE and A Level. Research Report
Language: English
Authors: Tom Bramley, Carmen Vidal Rodeiro, Frances Wilson, Cambridge University Press & Assessment (United Kingdom)
Source: Cambridge University Press & Assessment. 2024.
Availability: Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Shaftesbury Road Cambridge CB2 8EA. Tel: 44-1223-553311; e-mail: directcs@cambridge.org; Web site: https://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 33
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Rating Scales, Scoring Formulas, Achievement Rating, Assessment Literacy, Evaluation Criteria
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
Abstract: Traditionally in England, exam results in General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs) (and before them O levels) and A levels have been reported as letter grades, with A (or A*) as the top grade, then B, C etc. The reforms gave the opportunity to revisit the arguments for different formats of reporting, and Cambridge Assessment contributed to the early debates with a short paper recommending the use of longer numerical scales (Bramley, 2013). The purpose of this study was to explore in more depth the arguments for and against different reporting scales.
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