Awarding grades on differentiated papers in school examinations at 16 plus

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In earlier volumes of this journal, Backhouse (1976) and Wood (1978) discussed methods for determining grades on a common scale for two groups offering a common paper in an examination. This paper reports a study which has attempted to replicate Backhouse's work using data from a larger sample of candidates sitting an operational examination and to implement the alternative technique outlined by Wood. In their reassessment of the problem, the authors reject the prescriptive use of statistical techniques to award grades in differentiated examinations and introduce some alternative suggestions.1 1 The views expressed in this paper are not necessarily those of the University of London School Examinations Department, the Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations or the Welsh Joint Education Committee. View all notes

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