A Comparison of Examination Boards: A Levels
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Oxford Review of Education
- Vol. 17 (1) , 17-32
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0305498910170102
Abstract
The relative severity of grades awarded by five Exam Boards were compared in 11 subjects at A level using data from the A Level Information System (ALIS) project for 1989. Ordinary least squares regression analysis was used in the first instance to control for prior achievement, gender and ability test scores. Multilevel software was then used to pursue cases where there were apparent differences. There were few instances where discrepancies between Boards were statistically significant having controlled for prior achievement and gender and having employed the appropriate statistical modelling. Further investigation of the ALIS data from 1988 failed to identify consistently severe or lenient Exam Boards over the 2 years except for one Board in one subject.Keywords
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