Do rises in GCSE and A level grades reflect genuine increase in attainment?
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GCSE and A-level grades have been rising in recent years but it is unclear if this reflects real increases in student attainment or grade inflation. Maintaining standards and preventing grade slippage is important because higher international test scores have been linked to billions in increased economic output. Higher education quality also depends on accurate signaling of students' skills by examinations.
Do rises in GCSE and A level grades reflect genuine increase in attainment?
- 1. Do rises in GCSE and A level grades reflect genuine increases in attainment? Robert Coe, Durham University Ofqual: A New Look at Standards 13 Oct 2011
- 4. A level grade slippage?
- 5. 25 pts PISA = +?4tr GDP
Editor's Notes
- #6: Hanushek E.A. & Woessmann L. (2010) The High Cost of Low Educational Performance: The Long-run Economic Impact of Improving PISA Outcomes. OECD Programme for International Student Assessment. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/11/28/44417824.pdf