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Download full textTim Gill – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2025
The main aim of this research was to investigate the impact of reducing the number of components on overall performance in GCSE subjects. In particular, researchers were interested in how the grade achieved by candidates on a reduced number of components compares to their grade on the full qualification. This research mainly looked at GCSEs with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests
Mattey, Sarah – Research Matters, 2021
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the closing of schools across the United Kingdom, and to the cancellation of exams and assessments in England. A large number of learners take Vocational and Technical Qualifications (VTQs) that are offered in a diverse range of subject groups and they can be used to enter the next stage of education,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Qualifications, COVID-19
Peer reviewedBadmus, Olalekan Taofeek; Jita, Loyiso C. – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2023
The awareness and application of the knowledge of Further Mathematics transcends the boundary of Physics as a discipline. The application of further mathematics in physics and vice versa is evident in the curriculum and literature. This study explores the attrition between physics and further-mathematics among senior secondary school students with…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Science Achievement, Prediction, Gender Differences
Direct linkWilliams, Yvonne; Williams, Duncan – English in Education, 2017
This article considers in a wide perspective the crisis in the assessment of examinations in A-level English Literature and current attempts to address the problems. Examining the implications of a survey of recent reports initiated by the regulator, it argues that trying to ensure reliability merely through technological advances and changes in…
Descriptors: English Literature, English Instruction, Communities of Practice, Grading
Mogapi, M. – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2016
Examinations play a central role in the educational system due to the fact that information generated from examinations is used for a variety of purposes. Critical decisions such as selection, placement and determining the instructional effectives of a programme of study all depend on data generated from examinations. Numerous research studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Criterion Referenced Tests, Test Results, Exit Examinations
Mogapi, M. – Online Submission, 2016
Examinations play a central role in the educational system due to the fact that information generated from examinations is used for a variety of purposes. Critical decisions such as selection, placement and determining the instructional effectives of a programme of study all depend on data generated from examinations. Numerous research studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Criterion Referenced Tests, Test Results, Exit Examinations
Spellerberg, Stine Marie – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2016
This study focuses on metalinguistic awareness (MLA) and its relation to academic achievement for mono-, bi- and multilingual adolescents in Denmark. While MLA is one of several cognitive measures positively related to bilingualism and bilingualism is associated with academic advantages, Danish bi-/multilingual pupils appear not to benefit from…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Monolingualism
