US EditionAfter 30% students quit universities, UK to revert to strict ‘pre-pandemic’ grading system
- Students whose A-level results were assessed by their teachers during the pandemic are reportedly dropping out of university in record numbers, with nearly 30% quitting certain degree courses.
- With A-level results expected to show a significant year-on-year fall in top marks, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan warns that students should anticipate lower grades than last year to allow universities to differentiate between candidates effectively.
- During the pandemic, grades were inflated due to the assessment process, but this year's results are projected to be lower as universities aim to maintain accurate grading standards.
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‘Definitely more difficult’: a student’s view on A-level grade deflation
Daniel, who had to get up at 3am to study during lockdown, now faces prospect of grades being loweredThree years ago, at the height of the Covid pandemic and with schools in England closed to all but the most vulnerable pupils, Daniel, 18, got up at 3am each morning to complete the remote learning sent by his school in Leicester. “It was the only time I could get enough quiet to do my work,” he said.“During Covid each morning the school would se…
After 30% students quit universities, UK to revert to strict ‘pre-pandemic’ grading system
The British government is reverting to its old style of accessing high schoolers after it was revealed that close to 30 per cent of students quit their degree course upon receiving A-level grades during the pandemic. Gillian Keegan, the education secretary informed about the decision saying it will be the first time since 2019 that students will receive "normal" grades.
Tougher A-level grades ‘vital’ as unprepared students quit university
Students whose A-level results were graded by their teachers during the pandemic are dropping out of university in record numbers, with “close to 30 per cent” quitting some degree courses.The data comes before A-level results on Thursday. It will be the first year since 2019 that children receive “n
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