More unanswerable questions
Seriously?
UK exam boards have got a “must do better’ report from the organisation that marks their coursework.
Ofqual has criticised a series of mistakes on AS-level exam papers and ordered extra checks. AQA exam board who included a question that did not have enough information for pupils to work out the answer in a Business Studies paper. The story (read all about it) emerged earlier this week.
It turns out, AQA are not alone. The BBC News web site says:
"Three exam papers taken by students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had questions which were incomplete or impossible to answer correctly. Two others are being investigated."
Someone from the AQA board – who seems to have forgotten what it’s like to sit an exam in school – said "The examiners who will be marking the paper are aware of the problem and marks will be adjusted to ensure that all students get the right grade."
The latest BBC report is here.
