Consultation seeks views on exam advance information
Ofqual is seeking views about advance information that will be given to students to help them revise before exams next summer.
The consultation follows the Department for Education’s decision earlier this month to allow students to have extra support, given the disruption caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Students will be given advance information for many subjects ahead of sitting GCSE, AS and A level exams next summer.
Some support materials, such as formulae sheets and equations, will also be provided, for science and maths exams for example.
Exam boards will decide what information will be provided to teachers and students before the exams and the information will be published at the end of January 2021.
Before then, Ofqual is seeking views on the broad principles that advance information should not be so detailed that a student is able to memorise answers to write in an exam and the information provided before an exam should not encourage students to overly narrow their learning. Also, the qualifications should differentiate between students on the basis of their performance.
Ofqual is also seeking views on any equality related implications of the approach.
The consultation is open until 20 December.
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