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How should maths exams be graded?
The focus in education this summer has been the grading of GCSE exams. Pupils across the country have received lower exam grades than they would have done in December and last summer.


Why has this problem arisen? Grade inflation has been an issue that needed to be addressed since the introduction of GCSEs and absolute grading. Past governments have allowed grading to get out of control and something did need to be done. However making the grading so much tougher in one exam period was extremely short sighted but has helped highlight the failings of the current grading system.


The solution? Here at Create A Test we believe the only solutio... [More]

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Create A Test News
Exam time is coming to an end and we hope you are looking forward to the summer.  The holidays are a good time for teachers to get organised, and for pupils and teachers to rest for the year ahead. We hope you have found Create A Test useful this last year, and improvements will continue over the coming academic year.


Automatic mark sheets in the School Account
We have had users testing the new mark sheet feature and the feedback so far has been very good. This was developed following a suggestion from one of our current users and we are happy to see it producing such positive feedback. This feature allows you to very quickly create a spreadsheet that... [More]

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Ofqual tightens up mathematics GCSE exam
Ofqual wants to tighten up GCSE mathematics so that students study the whole curriculum rather than a subset of the curriculum. It is important that students are not just taught to the test or told they only need to know a portion of the exam and syllabus. It is essential that pupils get a rounded view of every subject and the testing process is an important part of this. Testing is very important to the process of assessing what pupils and students know and what they need to work on.

One of the biggest benefits of having exams and tests is often overlooked.  Many pupils and individuals can be greatly motivated by an up and coming exam an... [More]

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Here are some exam answers to avoid. Using Create A Test should help reduce the following types of mistake... 1. Question: Expand (x+2)(x+3)Answer: ( x + 2 ) ( x + 3 ) 2. Question: Change 8/9 to a decimal. Answer: 8.9 3. Write three thousand, nine hundred and seventy-three in figuresAnswer: three thousand, nine hundred and seventy-three in figures 4. Question: There are 200 pupils in Year 9. Emma and John complete a survey to find out the most popular subject. Emma asks 10 pupils and John asks 50 pupils. Who's results will be more reliable?Give a reason for your answer.Answer: John, because he's a man. 5. Question: What is a random variable?Answer: Someone with multiple p... [More]

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