Is it?

If on average there are 20% A* grades in Chemistry A level, but following teachers’ predictions would mean that there would be 35% A* grades, why would it be unfair to bring it back down to the expected outcome?

Posted By: Old Git on August 17th 2020 at 15:04:30

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Apologies if breaches the politics ban but looks like there may be an A Level u-turn (General Chat) - Jim, Aug 17, 13:02:33
- I'm not sure that... (General Chat) - Jester, Aug 17, 20:05:35
- 🤫🤫🤫 (n/m) (General Chat) - helvegtheowl, Aug 17, 16:52:44
- I'm amazed that they saw the reaction in Scotland and still let A-Level results be (General Chat) - WestYorksCanary, Aug 17, 16:23:55
- Based on 52% accuracy teachers only get a D for prediction (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 17, 16:19:40
- It’s so obviously wrong it has to be changed (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 17, 13:03:52
  - Is it? (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 17, 15:04:30
    - Because the pupils did not sit the exams. Usually, that correction would presumably happen (General Chat) - Jim, Aug 17, 15:31:42
    - Well, there's no way of it being completely accurate (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 17, 15:10:48
    - Because there's no fair way of deciding who is downgraded (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Aug 17, 15:08:19
      - And guess who was downgraded? (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 17, 15:14:04
        
        Sorry but that’s bollocks. My wife’s class all downgraded and she works in private school (General Chat) - Boris, Aug 17, 18:50:28
        
        Name the school or it didn't happen (n/m) (General Chat) - Banham canary, Aug 17, 19:44:47
        
        that's what I thought. Another lie to defend this shit goverment. Shame on you (n/m) (General Chat) - Banham canary, Aug 18, 00:43:20
  - Yep. They've distanced Johnson from it so far, no doubt if it is changed it will (General Chat) - Jim, Aug 17, 13:15:44
    - Apparently announcing at 4pm that all GCSEs will be based on teacher grades (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 17, 13:51:52
      - And A-levels surely? Can;t see how they can do one without the other (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Aug 17, 13:54:07
        
        The Welsh have done just that (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Aug 17, 14:39:44
        
        Yes. they mist know thats what Williamson is going to announce - getting it in first again (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Aug 17, 14:47:42
    - Can't get enough of those allegory-rhythms (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 17, 13:36:12
      - Just announced the U-turn, all I can think of is how much does all this faffing about (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Aug 17, 16:13:15

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