How the UK's algorithm-based grading fell apart | Engadget

Students, parents and educators alike expressed their anger and disappointment over the algorithm’s results.

News Computing How the UK's algorithm-based grading fell apart Direct Centre-level Performance was flawed from the start. By Nick Summers Aug. 18, 2020 10:45 am EST The coronavirus pandemic has made it impossible for UK students to take any traditional exams. In England, these include GCSEs, the qualifications that mark the end of compulsory school education, AS and A-levels, the latter of which are required for most university degree courses. With countless futures in limbo, the UK government asked Ofqual, the regulator for qualifications and exams in England, to develop an algorithm that cou

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