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Download full textTim Gill – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2025
The main aim of this research was to investigate the impact of reducing the number of components on overall performance in GCSE subjects. In particular, researchers were interested in how the grade achieved by candidates on a reduced number of components compares to their grade on the full qualification. This research mainly looked at GCSEs with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests
Tim Gill – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2024
Core maths (CM) qualifications were introduced into the post-16 curriculum in England in 2014, with first assessments in 2016. They are a suite of qualifications aimed at students who achieve a grade 4 (originally a grade C) or higher at GCSE Maths but do not go on to take AS or A level Maths. This group comprised around 40% of all students in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Qualifications, College Mathematics, Intellectual Disciplines
