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ERIC Number: EJ361815
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Describing Examination Performance: Grade Criteria in Public Examinations.
Cresswell, M. J.
Educational Studies, v13 n3 p247-65 1987
Explores the introduction of grade criteria into the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination as an effort to make clearer the competency and knowledge levels expected of examination candidates in Great Britain. Concludes by exploring problems with this concept and by calling for further clarification of the purpose for this examination. (BSR)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Grading, Knowledge Level, Measurement Objectives, Secondary Education, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: General Certificate of Secondary Education; United Kingdom