Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ431880
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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A Comparison of Examination Boards: A Levels.
Tymms, P. B.; Fitz-Gibbon, C. T.
Oxford Review of Education, v17 n1 p17-32 1991
Compares grades awarded by 5 examination boards for 11 subjects at A levels. Uses data from the A Level Information System (ALIS) project for 1989. Finds discrepancies among boards not statistically significant. Fails to identify grading as consistently severe or lenient. (NL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing, Developed Nations, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Performance Tests, Research Methodology, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Significance
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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