Welcome to our feature on A-Level results day 2022 and AQA A-Level grade boundaries and EdExcel A-Level grade boundaries.
AQA A-Level grade boundaries and EdExcel A-Level grade boundaries
Our aim is to explain firstly, how A-level grades may switch to a numerical system in a reset of exams after the grade inflation of the pandemic.Secondly A-Level grade boundaries for EdExcel A-Levels and for AQA A-Levels.
The A-Level pass grades are A*, A, B, C, D and E. If you fail your exam, you get a U (meaning ungraded).
Government plans for A-Levels 2022
- Currently, A-levels in England are graded from A* to E, while GCSEs were changed from letters to a 9-1 system in 2017.
- The use of teacher-predicted grades last year led to substantial grade inflation. The proportion of A-level students getting an A or above jumping from 25 per cent in 2019 to 38 per cent, with a repitsimilar level of inflation is expeion expected in summer 2021’s A-Level results too.
- So, it is the DfE who determines whether it’s preferable to return to pre-pandemic A-Level 2022 grading.
- One A-Levels 2022 option is to reset the A-LEvel grading boudaries. Plus, switch to numerical grade for the 2022 A-Levels. These would then be a similar A-Level grading system to that now in use for GCSEs.
- Given the grade inflation experienced in recent years, the current alphabetical grades are causing confusion about the value of each grade. He relative value of the same subject’s A-Level grade depends upon the school year students received their results.. Plus, the DfE’s rationale is to tighten A-Level standards.
AQA A-Level grade boundaries and EdExcel A-Level grade boundaries
AQA A-Level Teacher Assessment Guidance
- On-demand training: Mark scheme guidance
- Exampro Summer 2021: free shareable, editable questions [exampro.co.uk]
- Guidance on creating a range of evidence
A-Level 2021 trends
- Entries for A-Levels 2021 increase by 2 per cent – from 731,855 in 2020 to 756,230 in 2021.
- AS entries 2021 decrease Due to the impact of the move in 2015 to decouple AS-levels from A-levels.
- 53,300 AS-level entries in 2021 which was down 33 per cent from 86,970 in 2020.
- Since 2017, the number of AS-level entries has fallen by 91 per cent.
2021 A-level geography, 2021 A-Level law and 2021 A-Level computing entries increase
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AQA A-Level grade boundaries and EdExcel A-Level grade boundaries
A-Level Results 2022