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The effect of applying a hurdle on a component of GCSE English: investigation of Functional Skills
Abstract
The 2005 White Paper announced reforms which will require students to master functional skills in GCSE English and mathematics and also as a part of a new general (GCSE) Diploma. This diploma will recognise the achievement of five GCSEs at grade A*-C including English and mathematics.
For students who achieve the functional element only of GCSE, that achievement will be separately certificated. A review of coursework is also taking place in order to reduce the assessment load of GCSE.
The current report focuses on the effects on discriminating power if a GCSE English examination were to consist of only one written paper and a Functional Skills paper with a hurdle, with the coursework being assumed to be dropped because of the review of the demands of the coursework assessment load initiated by the White Paper.
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Fearnley, A. (2006). The effect of applying a hurdle on a component of GCSE English: investigation of Functional Skills. Manchester: AQA Centre for Education Research and Practice.Keywords
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