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If anyone wants to see grade inflation UK-style in black and white, take a look at these two pages:
http://www.bstubbs.co.uk/gcse.htm http://www.bstubbs.co.uk/a-lev.htm
The bottom table on each page gives the overview across all subjects.
For those not familiar with the British system, GCSEs are taken at age 16, A-levels at 18.
So, for example, in 1989 when I did GCSEs 45% of grades were in the range A-C. This year it's 69.8%.
When I did A-levels in 1991, 78% of grades were in the range A-E. This year it's 97.8%.
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If anyone wants to see grade inflation UK-style in black and white, take a look at these two pages:
http://www.bstubbs.co.uk/gcse.htm http://www.bstubbs.co.uk/a-lev.htm
The bottom table on each page gives the overview across all subjects.
For those not familiar with the British system, GCSEs are taken at age 16, A-levels at 18.
So, for example, in 1989 when I did GCSEs 45% of grades were in the range A-C. This year it's 69.8%.
When I did A-levels in 1991, 78% of grades were in the range A-E. This year it's 97.8%.