One of the new topics in both tiers (for all boards) is “use inequality notation to specify simple error intervals due to truncation or rounding”. I don’t get how using the notation is that useful, but the programme of study (POS) does include “use and interpret limits of accuracy” and then note the bit about … Read more
For my regular readers and those that have been to any of my “getting ready to teach” events will know that I have an opinion about “frequency trees” – which started with an evening of fun on Twitter many, many months ago when we were trying to figure out what they were, because at the … Read more
A conversation on twitter got me thinking about the hours of teaching that the new GCSE is getting across the UK and possibly offer a “golden nugget” of an idea if you’ve struggled to get any extra time. I’ve hunted down the original speech by Gove back in 2013 ( Here’s the speech ) when he said: … Read more
Last set done – this time the WJEC ones. Given that each paper is 2 hours 15 minutes these are just loooonnnnggggggg!! Let’s just say that I’m glad its still 2015 because at one point I had to check! (cue Julia with some funny comment about how good my beard is looking) I have also split the big … Read more
UPDATE: I have also included separated practice papers and worked solutions in the below post that OCR have published this week. They are also in the dropbox link along ( HERE ) with all the others. Having previously put my worked solutions to Edexcels SAMs ( POST HERE ) today’s offering is my worked solutions to the OCR … Read more
I’ve been working through the papers from all the exam boards – I find it easier to use worked solutions rather than a mark scheme so thought I’d share. I have also split the big SAM document into separate documents if you prefer them in that format. There is one spelling mistake … on the pizza question … Read more
Looking at the SAM’s at the minute and it’s dawned on me that it’d be worth making it clear some of the following from Ofqual’ s document ( THIS DOC )that sets out amongst other things how awarding bodies must interpret the interpretation of subject content, how the tiering must work and also the use of … Read more
Prior to the release of the SAMs last week I received a message saying that Pearsons new “new” SAMs had been bounced back again. I’m not and never have been privy to the details but didn’t follow this up publicly (I do have some scruples!) for fear of scaremongering people and as it turned out … Read more
So I’ve finally gotten a response from Nick Gibb and I suppose in a roundabout way he hasn’t said that the accreditation process was or wasn’t flawed but that lessons have been learned. He states that he is confident that we can trust the comparability of the SAMs and that we are in an excellent … Read more
Now that we have Sample Assessment Materials (expect a lengthy blog post later this week as I’ve been working through them) some of this is somewhat “background” but also me reflecting on the bo77ocks that are public sector organisation putting “spin” on things. It’s also me finally making publically available some of the letters from … Read more
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