This might mean that the boundaries for grade 7 and 9 move up to around 65% and 85% which seem quite reasonable and pass my 'smell test'.
As the percentage is taken from the higher tier candidate thus having less students who are more likely to get a 6 or just make a 5 are sent to foundation to keep their percentages higher in the higher tier group.This system has become ridiculous many students this month have become very distressed due to the fact they may not be able to make a 6 as they have been entered ,without their consent, into foundation. Previously the highest grade on the foundation tier was a C. In the new GCSEs, the highest grade on the foundation tier is a 5, a grade which spans the top of a C and the bottom of a B. A grade is the overall level of achievement for a course, usually determined by combining the marks of the individual assessment items that make up the course. If a student believes they have the potential of devoting themselves to hard work then why shouldn't they be able to decide their own tier? education a mark that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is excellent. Module A consists of four marked assessment, one worth 70% and three worth 10% each. ThIs weakness immediately becomes apparent when grade 7,8 or even 9 pupils move on to A Level as they only know topics in isolation and their application in limited cases . You will see the list of candidates entered for this assessment. More specifically, a mark is the level of achievement against specified criteria for an assessment item (e.g. Grades and marks given for school or university work - thesaurus. Or have you defined a general list of concepts, methods or even topics that are deemed to be grade 4, 5 & 6?I love Cathy's blogs. There is more information Ofqual maintain standards and confidence in qualificationsWe produce newsletters that summarise the work we do in general qualifications and in vocational qualifications. In terms of the marks required to get a grades 4 that would rise to around 30% for this 'standard pass' and around 40% for a 'strong pass' (grade 5). Grade boundaries from the most recent exam series are on the grade boundaries page. A much better system would be a return to three differentiated papers ( like the old higher, intermediate and Foundation) that target grades 7-9, 4-6 and 1-4. This website works best with JavaScript switched on. Targeting questions is always tricky, but this means that higher tier papers now contain more demanding questions and only about a sixth of the marks on those papers are designed for students working at grade 4. You state yourself it is tricky, and indeed it is. Raw mark grade boundary tables map raw exam marks to grade boundaries. If the students taking exams with one board are more able overall, they will have higher predicted results than another board. Please either accept the cookies, or https://ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2017/11/03/gcse-maths-grade-boundaries/Over the next two months we will be reporting on various aspects of summer 2017, including official statistics. Problem solved.To add to the previous comment, all students, employers and most teachers would rather the clock was turned back.There seems more emphasis on content and not enough on depth and interlinking various skills. In that context, it’s not surprising that the grade boundary for a grade 4 on the higher tier papers was around 20% of the maximum mark. But that doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with the papers.