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AQA grade boundaries

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DollyPlastic · 16/08/2018 11:44

Can anyone help please? DD didn't do great in her A level Psychology and it says she's got 150 marks which is an E.

I can't find any grade boundaries for this exam so no idea if she's close to the boundaries or not. I'm not necessarily after a remark (don't think they exist anymore) but she's wanting to know how close she was.

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DollyPlastic · 19/09/2018 20:35

That's a tough one to decide, is the cut off day tomorrow?

Good luck if you go for it, and thank you everyone on here for your help.

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kpandthesunshineband2 · 19/09/2018 14:09

superram - that is a shocking discrepancy !

kpandthesunshineband2 · 19/09/2018 14:08

Wow - that is great. Just trying to decide on a last minute remark for physics edexcel - DS is short by 4 marks from next grade - 12 down to lower grade.
Paper 1 got 78/120 . Paper 2 got 41/60 . So grade B but he could really do with 5 As for some of the courses he has suddenly decided to look at for university. He had a Spanish mark go up by 3 to push him to a B but History was down by 1 mark from an A & mark didn't change at all.

Jinglebells99 · 19/09/2018 12:01

Well done to you dd. I’m glad it changed for her.

Stressedoverkids · 18/09/2018 22:34

Delighted for you and her. Smile

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DollyPlastic · 18/09/2018 17:24

Guess what? It went up 4 marks so changed to a D.

Might not seem great compared to the average A/A* on here but trust me, she's over the moon.

Thank you for all the advice.

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DollyPlastic · 06/09/2018 22:03

Thank you Stressed that's really kind.

I've got my fingers crossed for this last one but not very hopeful if I'm honest.

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Stressedoverkids · 05/09/2018 23:53

@DollyPlastic that is so frustrating. I was really hoping it would have made a difference for you. Thanks

superram · 05/09/2018 22:43

We’ve just had one paper go up by 18 marks. Student was one mark off the higher grade.

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DollyPlastic · 05/09/2018 22:38

In case anyone's interested it went down one mark!

School have asked if they can try a different paper, so we have agreed to one more try.

It's a little annoying, if I'm honest!

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DollyPlastic · 22/08/2018 15:39

That's interesting that you had access to the grades. would that be the predicted ones? DD was originally predicted a B until the wheels came off earlier this year.

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thegreylady · 22/08/2018 15:33

I was involved in GCSE remarks for many years. We saw the original markers marked script and our brief was always to see if the mark scheme had been correctly applied by the OM. Any discrepancies resulting in a lower grade would be adjusted. If they resulted in a higher grade they were referred but I never heard of anyone being given a lower grade.
We also had access to estimated grades and to the results of others in the school. A marker who was consistently deviant would have every script they had marked checked whether queried or not.

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DollyPlastic · 21/08/2018 21:11

We asked for a non priority remark so we didn't clog up the system for those needing a quick answer so think it'll be a couple of weeks until we hear but I will update.

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DollyPlastic · 19/08/2018 14:36

We've requested the remark now.

I did think it would be unlikely to change but she's worked so hard and was so disappointed with the E.

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YourDaughter · 19/08/2018 14:06

I’d ask the school for a script recall (should be £12 per paper?) and ask her teachers to review the marking. If they think it’s unfair then ask for a review of marking. I examine for AQA Psychology and work in a sixth form. They have really tightened up on their internal marking processes and are highly unlikely to remark a paper unless they find a problem with an examiners marking. Sorry Sad

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DollyPlastic · 19/08/2018 13:40

Should I send the others off too do you think?

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DollyPlastic · 19/08/2018 13:39

The school advised to do one at a time in case she gains a mark and then drops one in another paper if more than one at a time is done. That happened to them before apparently. I don't know if there will be time if it takes ages.

I hope so.

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TheFallenMadonna · 19/08/2018 13:21

Fingers crossed for your DD OP.

This is a linear course so no UMS.

BoneyBackJefferson · 19/08/2018 13:12

The AQA raw to ums converter is

here

bionicnemonic · 19/08/2018 13:06

If she doesn’t get her extra marks from that paper will you still have time to have another paper remarked as well? Just wondering if it would be wise to do more than one?

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DollyPlastic · 19/08/2018 12:59

I've requested it. Thank you for the advice. I'll let you know what happens.

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TheFallenMadonna · 17/08/2018 18:15

No, not involved in re - marks. Paper 2 does seem the obvious one.

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DollyPlastic · 17/08/2018 16:56

The school have said to go for it but that we need to decide which paper.

She came home from the first exam saying it had gone well then she went quiet and said "It was Ashe! I've messed it up" bless her. She said it wouldn't be possible to get any of the 16 marks on that one.

Do you do the remarking too Fallen? Do you see the marks already awarded or not?

We are going to go for it, she said try paper 2... does that sound ok?

Sorry for all the questions Blush

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TheFallenMadonna · 17/08/2018 16:29

She wasn't alone in doing that...
I think a marking check might well be worth it. What do the school say?

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DollyPlastic · 17/08/2018 12:11

The 16 marker she wrote about obedience rather than conformity apparently.

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