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All rights reserved.\n2\nOutline for the session\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nThis session will provide an update on the process by which GCSE and A-level grades are awarded by AQA and will include consideration of the arrangements for awarding for the first cohort examined against the new GCSE Science specifications.\nKey messages from the A-level and GCSE Science exams in 2018 will also be considered.\n3\nGCSE Science 2018 – an overview\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n4\nNo more Core and Additional − Combined Double Award or individual Biology, Chemistry and Physics\nIncreased entry for individual sciences (up 18–23%), mostly from IGCSE but also Further Additional Science\nLower grade boundaries, especially grade 4 on Higher tier due to number of marks targeted at each grade\nOutcomes were in line with our Year 10 tests\nChallenges around application in unfamiliar contexts\nProvisional GCSE results summer 2018 (all UK candidates)\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nGCSE\nTotal entries\nGrade 1\nGrade 4\nGrade 7\nGrade 9\nCombined Science\n(Double Award)\n371,324 (NA)\n98.2(98.1)\n54.8(55.3)\n7.4(7.6)\n0.8(NA)\nBiology\n165,245(143,340)\n99.1(99.9)\n89.2(90.4)\n41.5(42.2)\n12.0(NA)\nChemistry\n158,410(141,867)\n99.3(99.9)\n89.7(89.9)\n43.1(42.4)\n12.6(NA)\nPhysics\n156,720(141,977)\n99.3(99.9)\n90.6(90.8)\n42.5(41.9)\n12.2(NA)\nJoint Council for Qualifications\n5\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nGCSE\nTotal entries\nGrade 1\nGrade 4\nGrade 7\nGrade 9\nCombined Science\nTrilogy\n[National]\n284,212\n[371,324]\n98.4\n[98.2]\n55.2\n[54.8]\n7.6\n[7.4]\n0.9\n[0.8]\nBiology\n[National]\n129,521[165,245]\n99.2[99.1]\n89.3[89.2]\n41.7[41.5]\n12.1[12.0]\nChemistry [National]\n124,584[158,410]\n99.4[99.3]\n90[89.7]\n43.6[43.1]\n12.8[12.6]\nPhysics\n[National]\n123,628[156,720]\n99.3[99.3]\n90.6\n[90.6]\n42.9[42.5]\n12.4[12.2]\nOur provisional GCSE results Summer 2018\n6\nGrade by gender\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nGCSE\nGrade 1\nGrade 4\nGrade 7\nGrade 9\nCombined Science\nMale              Female\n97.8\n98.7\n52.1\n57.5\n6.4\n8.4\n0.7\n1.0\nBiology\nMale\nFemale\n99.0\n99.2\n88.789.7\n39.3\n43.6\n10.8\n13.1\nChemistry\nMale\nFemale\n99.1\n99.5\n89.1\n90.4\n42.3\n43.9\n12.3\n12.8\nPhysics\nMale Female\n99.3\n99.3\n91.0\n90.2\n45.3\n39.6\n13.9\n10.5\nCumulative percentages\nJoint Council for Qualifications\n7\nGCSE entry patterns 2018\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nGCSE\nTotal entries\nFoundation (%)\nHigher (%)\nCombined Trilogy\n285,671(NA)\n58(NA)\n42(NA)\nCombined Synergy\n5,898(NA)\n73(NA)\n27(NA)\nBiology\n130,020(84,976)\n13(7)\n87(93)\nChemistry\n124,785(83,870)\n11(8)\n89(92)\nPhysics\n123,820(84,598)\n12(7)\n88(93)\n8\nSecurity breach – 1 school\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nCombined Science Trilogy: Chemistry Paper 1 of Foundation tier only\nMarks given to every student, so grade boundaries are higher than they would have been\nWhen using the 2018 papers as a mock, use the special ‘Mock notional grade boundaries’ provided on eAQA – supporting guidance has been provided\n9\nProvisional GCE results summer 2018\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nEntries\nGrade E\nGrade C\nGrade A\nAS Biology\n21,850(38,744)\n83.6(84.4)\n50.4(52.1)\n17.2(18.0)\nA-level Biology\n63,819(61,908)\n96.6(96.8)\n69.8(70.8)\n25.9(26.2)\nAS Chemistry\n18,084(32,909)\n83.7(84.2)\n53.9(53.7)\n20.1(20.7)\nA-level Chemistry\n54,134(52,331)\n96.6(97.0)\n74.3(75.6)\n31.1(31.7)\nAS Physics\n13,007(25,331)\n83.7(83.8)\n53.4(55.0)\n22.1(22.6)\nA-level Physics\n37,806(36,578)\n95.8(95.8)\n70.1(69.7)\n29.6(29.2)\nJoint Council for Qualifications\n10\nHow we award grades\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n11\nMaking the grades − a guide to awarding\nHow do students get an examination grade?\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nA qualification is a way of demonstrating that someone has achieved a certain level of learning.\n","cbCaimM23DPlmyEv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimM23DPlmyEv","pptx",5584034,69,"English","# Outline for the session\n# GCSE Science 2018 – an overview\n## No more Core and Additional - Combined Double Award or individual Biology, Chemistry and Physics\n## Our provisional GCSE results Summer 2018\n## Grade by gender\n## GCSE entry patterns 2018\n# How we award grades\n## Making the grades - a guide to awarding\n## How do students get an examination grade?\n## Assessment focusing on skills\n## Assessment Objectives and how they’re reflected in questions and mark schemes","[{\"question\":\"What does the session cover about GCSE and A-level grading?\",\"answer\":\"It explains the process AQA uses to award GCSE and A-level grades and discusses arrangements for the first cohort assessed against the new GCSE Science specifications.\"},{\"question\":\"What happened in GCSE Science entries and grade boundaries in 2018?\",\"answer\":\"Entries increased for individual sciences, grade boundaries were lower in places (notably grade 4 at higher tier), and outcomes aligned with Year 10 tests, with challenges arising in unfamiliar contexts.\"},{\"question\":\"How are examination grades linked to specifications and assessment design?\",\"answer\":\"Grades depend on how well students demonstrate the knowledge, understanding, and skills set out in the specification through question papers, mark schemes, and marking guidance.\"}]","GCSE Science - Awarding and outcomes explored | PPTX",1792462163,174]