My DD was predicted a B in her AS sociology and has been working at that level consistently all throughout the year- she received b in her unit 1 and u in unit 2 exams. She is really disappointed with her u result and asked for her script to see what went wrong.
On the cover page of her script (WJEC) there is a typed message that states ‘Clerical error script- item level data may not match mark awarded.’ The marking is very difficult to understand but it is low, there are two initials signed on the front cover, also 1 number in the total box which is crossed out and a different number written above it so I looks like it has been marked by more than 1 person and scoring amended slightly.
My DD didn’t feel that the paper was terrible on the day, albeit more difficult than unit 1. Having had sight of her script she feels that what she has written is still worth more than her failing score but does acknowledge that she doesn’t have the questions in front of her to verify that she did answer what she was asked. For example in a 20 marker, the examiner has noted that she has hit ao1 and ao3 seven times in the question but she received a score of 2/20- would this be typical?
Her teacher is not in school until the end of next week. Has anyone had experience of the clerical error message or know what it means? Surely if it has been marked by two people that would mean the grade would be sufficiently verified?