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2006-12-21 02:47:32 · 5 answers · asked by francisterence 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
. . . presumably you missed out on the 11+ . . .
2006-12-21 08:09:09 · answer #1 · answered by Astra 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, they do not. Your teacher is correct in saying that the percentages are tweaked; what that really means is that the grade boundaries are shifted according to how many people do well or poorly. Lots of people getting 90% means the A grade boundary is set to say 95% and those at 90% get a B. Crafty work just to keep a nice statistical appearance to the figures. What needs to be remembered is that an E (A Level) is a pass and I'm afraid not a very good one. F at GCSE is a Pass. So, with more people going in for exams, obviously the pass rate will appear to increase! even tough many of these passes are poor. The results this year reflect a lot of hard work by students, teachers and tutors. Don't be misled by people who really just do not understand what they are talking about. Pat
2016-03-29 02:34:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GCSEs were introduced for teaching in September 1986. They replaced the O-level GCE and the CSE qualifications.
2006-12-22 05:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by Emma C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gcse's were 1st sat in 1988 but the courses would have started in 1987 as they are 2yrs long. I took mine in 1990 and was the 3rd year to sit them.
2006-12-21 02:58:52 · answer #4 · answered by Cruz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1988 :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/education/158008.stm
2006-12-21 02:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋