Research and analysis

Comparative analysis of A level student work: 2008 and 2010

Research comparing A level subjects from 2008 and 2010 and the achievement of students who took exams in those subjects.

From:
Ofqual
Published
2 November 2012

Applies to England

Documents

Comparative analysis of A level assessment outcomes for 2008 to 2010

Ref: Ofqual/12/5242

PDF, 342 KB, 8 pages

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Comparative Analysis of A Level Student Work

Ref: Ofqual/12/5226

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Details

The research focused on evidence of any differences or similarities between the 2008 and 2010 A level subjects and students’ performance in the exams. It looked at the difficulty (or stretch and challenge) and the introduction of the A* grade.

Published 2 November 2012