GCSE criteria for Science 2011
This set of subject criteria were produced by the Ofqual, the Welsh Assembly and CEA (Northern Ireland) for Awarding Bodies to produce subject specifications for use in 2011 GCSE Science, GCSE Additional Science, GCSE Additional Applied Science, GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry, and GCSE Physics. GCSE specifications had to meet these…
GCSE Subject Criteria for Mathematics for First Teaching in 2010
Ofqual stipulates the criteria for awarding organisations to follow when developing specifications for GCSEs qualifications. Specifications have to meet these criteria in order to be accredited. The GCSE qualification criteria explain the general aims of studying a particular subject at GCSE and outline the essential knowledge…
International Comparisons in Senior Secondary Assessment (Progress Report) 2011
Produced in 2011, this report describes the context and parameters of Ofqual’s research into the assessments taken by learners at senior secondary level in a number of key comparator jurisdictions and outlines the progress made up to February 2011. The purpose of this research is to make comparative judgements concerning…
Standards Over Time in the Sciences - GCSE and A levels 1995 - 2007
This resource is a compilation of reports by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and Ofqual reviewing standards over time in science subjects at GCSE and A levels. Context Annually the publication of GCSE and A level examination results prompts public interest in the standards of those examinations. In 1996, Lord…
The New GCSE Specifications: Findings from the Monitoring of the New GCSE Specifications 2007 - 2008
In 2007 and 2008, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) monitored the new specifications in GCSE science and GCSE additional science offered by the three England-based unitary awarding bodies – the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), Edexcel, and Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR).…
The New GCE A Level Examinations: Findings from the Monitoring of the New Qualifications 2009
In 2009 and 2010, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) monitored a sample of the new GCE AS and A level qualifications respectively offered by the three England-based unitary awarding organisations: AQA, Edexcel and OCR. The six subjects addressed were: English Literature and Geography for AQA; Physics…