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Sleeping in or Selecting out? Candidates' Absence from GCSE Examinations
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Chamberlain, Suzanne – Research in Education, 2008
For a multitude of reasons candidates do not always complete all assessments in the examinations they are entered for. Using examination data across a range of GCSE specifications offered by the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, this article details the impact of "unaccepted" absence on educational attainment, and explores absence…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Exit Examinations