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English results???
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19-08-2010 10:55pm#1
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Dafydd Thomas wrote: »I got an A2. I'm going to view it and then maybe recheck.
My English teacher, who was also an Assistant Inspector, had only venomous words for English students who'd recheck an A2 in English. Since it is remarked on the final marking scheme, whereas your paper may have been marked on an earlier one, it will be scrutinised to an intense degree. She does rechecks, and told us she had never brought an English paper up - only down. Unless there's a mark-calculation error, you may want to ask yourself...are you sure you want to risk your A2? Who knows, my old English teacher could be the one looking at it...
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My English teacher, who was also an Assistant Inspector, had only venomous words for English students who'd recheck an A2 in English. Since it is remarked on the final marking scheme, whereas your paper may have been marked on an earlier one, it will be scrutinised to an intense degree. She does rechecks, and told us she had never brought an English paper up - only down. Unless there's a mark-calculation error, you may want to ask yourself...are you sure you want to risk your A2? Who knows, my old English teacher could be the one looking at it...
tbh i think this is a bit unfair it's your own english teacher's fault if she fails to bring people up but remaining loyal to the often very biased correctors .... I'm sure Daffyd knows what he's on about if he wants to recheck it he should .... you'll always wonder :pac:0 -
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ilikesunshine wrote: »tbh i think this is a bit unfair
That's what we told my English teacher. What was her response? "Tough!"
She says there is little sympathy for those who are unhappy with great grades. An A2 is a stunning mark to get in such a subjective examination. Yet the system in place is as I've explained - the recheck gets nailed with the toughest marking scheme they put together. Whether it's fair or not doesn't factor into it, in fact, the system overall is acutely unfair, giving the better grades to those marked first rather than those marked last. There's only a limited amount of A1s to be given out, and they'll bring subsequent grades down in order to try and keep it under that number, as, in their earnest, examiners will mark the first set of papers they get very generously.
Chances are, they've probably given out more A1s, or even A2s, than they would've liked to. They're not likely to hand out any more, particularly if you weren't fortunate enough on the first go. Them's the ropes, apparently.
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That's what we told my English teacher. What was her response? "Tough!"
She says there is little sympathy for those who are unhappy with great grades. An A2 is a stunning mark to get in such a subjective examination. Yet the system in place is as I've explained - the recheck gets nailed with the toughest marking scheme they put together. Whether it's fair or not doesn't factor into it, in fact, the system overall is acutely unfair, giving the better grades to those marked first rather than those marked last. There's only a limited amount of A1s to be given out, and they'll bring subsequent grades down in order to try and keep it under that number, as, in their earnest, examiners will mark the first set of papers they get very generously.
Chances are, they've probably given out more A1s, or even A2s, than they would've liked to. They're not likely to hand out any more, particularly if you weren't fortunate enough on the first go. Them's the ropes, apparently.
I believe you I think there were 4 A2s in my class the examiner was allergic to the A1 =[ my sister got 99 per cent in english though so it was totally her helping me that got me the A in the 1st place ! My teacher hated/s me =00 -
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I know an A2 can feel a bit frustrating, but in a subject with an element of subjectivity like English, I'd be slow to rock the boat tbh.
It's different with maths or the sciences if you're teetering on the borderline and can point to something which has been missed etc.monaghanman10 wrote: »i got an a2 but in my class of 23 there was 9 a1s and 4 a2s:eek:
Hang on, Yeats or the Institute??
Ha! Thus demonstrating that you don't need to attend either a grind school or a private school to get good results.monaghanman10 wrote: »neither a public school in monaghan
I luuurrv the automatic assumption that it was Yeats or the IoE!
Btw, monaghanman, you weren't writing the exam diary for the Indo, were you? :P0 -
I wasnt assuming! I just had to make sure that was all! And even if that was in a grind school they're fairly frickin impressive results!randylonghorn wrote: »I luuurrv the automatic assumption that it was Yeats or the IoE!0
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