A2 French (AQA) result - unexpectedly low grade

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3littlefrogs · 13/08/2015 20:19

Anyone else perplexed/disappointed or had an unexpectedly poor result?

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3littlefrogs · 14/08/2015 13:23

I just wonder who is actually marking these papers and under what conditions. I know there is a shortage of people to do the marking - it makes you wonder if the standard is consistent.

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AugustRose · 14/08/2015 12:52

Its seems like AQA will be making a lot of money this year on remarks!

AugustRose · 14/08/2015 12:51

DS's school are paying for priority remarks for his History through AQA as well below predicted grades - there are only two in his class and strangely they both got exactly the same D instead of B.

cathyandclaire · 14/08/2015 12:43

DD had a very unexpected Drama AQA mark, along with the rest of her class. 90+% very well prepared, a huge number of past papers done, marked by 2 teachers and always at A or A*. She though the exam went very well and got 35% raw marks!
She scraped an A because of her existing marks but is totally baffled, we've looked at the examiner's report and are no clearer.

sassymuffin · 14/08/2015 12:27

Lots of AQA getting sent back from DD's school for remarks including DD's English Lit but the teachers are requesting photocopies before they request the physical remark as they are baffled as to what has happened.

Kanumoov · 14/08/2015 07:54

Teachers said similar last year at my DD school. They sent a handful back for remarks so that they could see if worth sending them all back but nothing came of it. DD really hates their marking scheme but I can't help wondering if this doesn't come from listening to teachers as surely not everyone in the country sitting the through this exam board does so unexpectedly badly otherwise things would have changed. Sadly it's like banging my head against a brick wall to stop DD blaming AQA but I don't understand it at all ie like you said all of them doing so well through the year then suddenly this!

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3littlefrogs · 13/08/2015 21:52

I have spoken to a couple of friends whose DC have had strange results - different schools - teachers are going to arrange a whole class re-mark - I have to wonder about the whole marking system TBH.

These kids have got really low grades, yet have consistently excellent marks in their AS levels and mocks. None had any difficulty with the exam.

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Kanumoov · 13/08/2015 21:44

Yes but not french but is AQA which my DD hates.

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