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Exploring the potential use of AI in marking

Posted by: Beth Black, Posted on: 9 January 2020 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs, Other
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On a fairly regular basis, we hear about some new, possible application for Artificial Intelligence which can potentially supplement or replace complex human judgement – the sort of judgements which can take humans a long time.

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11 things we know about marking and 2 things we don’t …yet

Posted by: Kate Keating, Posted on: 5 March 2019 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs, Exams
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An enormous amount of work and research has been conducted on marking in recent years, including many contributions by Ofqual to ensure evidence-based regulation. Here is a summary of what we know, and some things we’re looking to find out …

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Supplementary GCSE science research

Posted by: Ian Stockford, Posted on: 24 August 2015 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs
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...GCSEs or A levels prior to exam board specifications being accredited. Given the amount of change in GCSE science we decided that it would be appropriate to undertake some supplementary...

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GCSE maths, final decisions

Posted by: Dame Glenys Stacey, Posted on: 21 May 2015 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs
GCSE mathematics research

...a result of our research. Let me begin by reminding you what we were setting out to do. Our research programme initially had three strands, which we subsequently extended to...

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GCSE maths research complete

Posted by: Ian Stockford, Posted on: 30 April 2015 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs

In January we began a research programme looking at differences across the four reformed and accredited GCSE maths specifications – those of AQA, OCR, Pearson and WJEC. The work has...

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GCSE maths research programme: an update

Posted by: Ian Stockford, Posted on: 20 March 2015 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs

You may recall that we launched a research programme looking at the four new Ofqual accredited GCSE maths specifications in late January. If you need a refresher on what we’re...

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GCSE maths research programme update

Posted by: Dame Glenys Stacey, Posted on: 19 February 2015 - Categories: A levels and GCSEs
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I hope many of you reading this blog are already aware of the research programme we are undertaking to reassure ourselves, the exam boards, students and other stakeholders regarding the...

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