Would anyone be able to explain these results to me, please

[PrettySick]

Hi, we are ex pats and my ds returned to the UK to sit his AS as an external candidate after studying at home this last year, so we don't really have a school or peers round about we can ask about this. He got his results today, (AQA) and is devastated to have received a C in business studies, which he always considered his best subject. We are trying to work out if he was near the B boundary, and thus worth risking a remark, but neither of us understand the numbers he has been sent. I do have the grade boundaries from AQA, but don't know which numbers on the transcript I should be using, as none of them seem to come near any boundaries. Next to the grade, under mark equivalent, it says 126. For points it says 105. For unit 1 it says 52c and for unit 2 it says 74c. Can anyone help us understand what these mean? The figures for scaled mark boundaries on AQA for a C, are 30 and 45; and for a B are 34 and 50. Thank you!

[DocMarten]

Just trying to look into it for you!

[PrettySick]

Thank you! Tearing our hair out here, just can't find answers anywhere, and the college where he sat them say they can't explain the marking to external candidates.

[Phineyj]

I would guess that the marks are percentages and that each makes up 50% of the grade, so the 52 is 26 and the 74 is 37 26+37=63 which sounds unlikely to be a near miss for a B however hopefully someone wise in the ways of AQA will be along in a minute!

[DocMarten]

It is rather strange, as I have home educated mine to exams and can usually work all of this out but must admit I am struggling with yours. Going back to it again, this time with a coffee. I can't seem to make any of it to add up to what is on your results slip. Back in a mo.

[DocMarten]

well if have managed to find this but it was dated march 2013, so it wont be your DS ones, but it much easier to understand.

I am trying to find one which is for this summers exams. If you look at the business 1 and 2 on this he does come out in the C grade. But am failing to find anything similar on AQA site for this summer. Maybe they don't release it yet? Will keep looking.

[ZolaBuddleia]

Is there any chance that the numbers 52c and 74c are unit codes? BTEC units each have a number as well as a title.

[DocMarten]

No I don't think they are Zola, the unit code looks different. So frustrating.

[glaurung]

I reckon 52 and 74 are the unit UMS results. Together they make 126 the overall result out of 200 (C is anything between 120 and 139/200).

Obviously the units are weighted differently so maybe unit 1 was out of 80 and unit 2 120. Then 52/80 = 67.5% = grade C on that paper, and 74/120 = 61.7% = grade C on that paper.

[glaurung]

All of that would be UMS, the scaled mark boundaries would be the raw marks which he would have probably got about 33 for paper 1 (a high C) and 46 for paper 2 (a low C).

[PrettySick]

Thanks everyone. Really appreciate all your input. Beginning to look as if he just seriously misjudged something, and didn't realise it.

[AtiaoftheJulii]

Think the 52 and 74 are the ums for each unit. 126 = 52 + 74? No idea of the 105. Was talking to a friend earlier whose daughter got very similar marks, was similarly befuddled by the results sheet, and similarly had felt the exam went well and was disappointed.

Are you thinking of a re-mark?

[JGBMum]

If you prefer, you can ask for a photocopy of the paper in the first instance, then follow it up with a re-mark if you still feel its worthwhile.

We did this in March with DS Physics paper. He came out of the exam feeling it had gone well, but then scored a C in the exam (predicted an A)
When we got the paper back, he had made some silly mistakes, but had also completely missed out the entire last page - about 25 marks worth!