Remarking of paper
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:56 pm
Can this be done and if so how do I go about it
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I am curious as to remarking works for 11+ as my son is so borderline for CHB. As a teacher in a local secondary, the number of remarks that are requested for GCSE papers has escalated hugely over the last few years. At GCSE, marks cannot go down when remarks are requested. They sometimes stay the same. This year many went up, often changing the overall grade.quasimodo wrote:Looking at it logically in any exam appeal your marks can go down as well as up. But like the majority of appeals they are likely to stay the same.
Good Luck in whatever you decide.
I beg to differ at GCSE individual exam marks can go down as well as up. But what schools and parents do is target individual exam papers the majority of appeals are where the candidates are 1 or 2 marks from the next grade boundary. If the remark is successful and the 1 or 2 marks gained then the grade changes. If unsuccessful with no change in marks or a lower mark then no grade change.deputydawg wrote:I am curious as to remarking works for 11+ as my son is so borderline for CHB. As a teacher in a local secondary, the number of remarks that are requested for GCSE papers has escalated hugely over the last few years. At GCSE, marks cannot go down when remarks are requested. They sometimes stay the same. This year many went up, often changing the overall grade.quasimodo wrote:Looking at it logically in any exam appeal your marks can go down as well as up. But like the majority of appeals they are likely to stay the same.
Good Luck in whatever you decide.
You are correct quasimodo. We had some amazing remarks this year (17 mark shift upwards on one paper). My confusion is when it the whole cohort that is remarked e.g. AQA - "Grades and marks will not go down for the students in the extended review. We will only change grades and marks that go up. We will also not charge for re-marking these scripts, nor the 10% sample."quasimodo wrote:I beg to differ at GCSE individual exam marks can go down as well as up. But what schools and parents do is target individual exam papers the majority of appeals are where the candidates are 1 or 2 marks from the next grade boundary. If the remark is successful and the 1 or 2 marks gained then the grade changes. If unsuccessful with no change in marks or a lower mark then no grade change.deputydawg wrote:I am curious as to remarking works for 11+ as my son is so borderline for CHB. As a teacher in a local secondary, the number of remarks that are requested for GCSE papers has escalated hugely over the last few years. At GCSE, marks cannot go down when remarks are requested. They sometimes stay the same. This year many went up, often changing the overall grade.quasimodo wrote:Looking at it logically in any exam appeal your marks can go down as well as up. But like the majority of appeals they are likely to stay the same.
Good Luck in whatever you decide.