Dublin: Indications are that the grade adjustments to the Living Cert exam results in Ireland may change as the UK government is forced to reconsider A-level grades amid controversy.
The Department of Education in Ireland intended a grading system similar to that in the UK. The Department of Education in Ireland intended a grading system similar to that of the UK.
Although the exams did not take place, the results of the Living Cert exam in Ireland are due on September 7, according to a previous decision.
The UK is preparing for a policy review after allegations surfaced that up to 40% of students’ marks in the UK were reduced through ‘algorithm grading’.
Opposition parties argued that Ireland government should learn from the mistakes of the UK and should adopt necessary requirements for not repeating the mistake.
Almost 10,000 of the UK’s A-level students will get their exact grades as the UK government reviews the policy.
The government decided to rework the lower grades as a result of the discussions of Boris Johnson with ministers and senior officials.
There will be no change in the result of the students who got high grade through the moderation process, but the others will get proper grades according to the supervision of the teachers.
The controversial algorithm method was put down because of the continuous criticisms raised from the students, head-teachers and Tory MPs against the government. Thus, the grade was announced on the basis of teachers’ evaluation.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson apologized for the distress caused to students by the new grade issue.
He said that the new system was introduced following the cancellation of tests due to the corona virus.
At the outset of the controversy, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Williamson strongly resisted and supported algorithm reform. But the new grading system produced grades which were lesser than 40% of that of the teachers’ prescribed grades.
Roger Taylor, the chairman of Offquall, finally admitted that the regulator had made a mistake.
The latest change will also apply to the GCSE results in the UK, which will be released on Thursday.
Stonemont Education Minister Peter Weir has confirmed that teachers predicted grades will be given for A-level and AS-level students in Northern Ireland.
It was announced that the GCSE without Northern Ireland standardization students would be given a teacher evaluation grade. Initially it was said here that A-level results would remain the same, but as the UK government revised their system there, that changes might reflect here also.
A-level students who want to go to university will be under more pressure as the number of graded students increased. Concerns have been raised that it could cause problems in the admission process also.
The UK lesson is a reminder that instead of writing exams, it would be better for teachers to grade students based on their qualifications.