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Which exam was harder?

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:14 pm
by bluesapphire
Hi, While still waiting for the results and going over the slough and Buckinghamshire tests which one do u think your DC found more challenging?

Re: Which exam was harder?

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:34 pm
by mamu
Not sure whether I can count on my DD's opinion because she found both were easy. :?

However my DD found overall Slough was more challenging. Although she found Bucks comprehension was little bit difficult.

Re: Which exam was harder?

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2015 4:55 pm
by bluesapphire
Results around the corner, soon we all will find out what the DCs really did :)

Re: Which exam was harder?

Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:38 pm
by varushi
My Dc found Buckinghamshire comprehension harder.

Re: Which exam was harder?

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:47 am
by LittleL0st
My son found Bucks harder. He looked mentally and physically washed out afterwards However we received the Bucks results and he did very well. His tutor said that brighter kids will often come out with higher scores when the test is more challenging. He also sat the Slough/Reading test (at RGS). The general consensus between the kids seemed to be that the Slough/Rdg test was easier. It's these results we are waiting for. He is refusing to go to bucks and has pointed out within 8 school days he would spend 24 hours on a bus. He has a point.

Re: Which exam was harder?

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:29 pm
by kittymum
LittleL0st wrote:My son found Bucks harder. He looked mentally and physically washed out afterwards However we received the Bucks results and he did very well. His tutor said that brighter kids will often come out with higher scores when the test is more challenging. He also sat the Slough/Reading test (at RGS). The general consensus between the kids seemed to be that the Slough/Rdg test was easier. It's these results we are waiting for. He is refusing to go to bucks and has pointed out within 8 school days he would spend 24 hours on a bus. He has a point.
Your Ds sounds very sensible! Can I ask why you entered him for an exam which would require such excessive travelling? Were you planning to move?

Re: Which exam was harder?

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:30 pm
by LittleL0st
kittymum wrote:
LittleL0st wrote:My son found Bucks harder. He looked mentally and physically washed out afterwards However we received the Bucks results and he did very well. His tutor said that brighter kids will often come out with higher scores when the test is more challenging. He also sat the Slough/Reading test (at RGS). The general consensus between the kids seemed to be that the Slough/Rdg test was easier. It's these results we are waiting for. He is refusing to go to bucks and has pointed out within 8 school days he would spend 24 hours on a bus. He has a point.
Your Ds sounds very sensible! Can I ask why you entered him for an exam which would require such excessive travelling? Were you planning to move?
We were avoiding putting all our eggs into one basket. Had he not have done well at the RGS test I would have given very real consideration to the commute. We live right on the bus route to bucks. We also ticked for Rdg to share results with Slough with the same thinking. As it gets closer to the time the practicalities become more real, mind you.