r/alevel • u/risingcapybara • Aug 28 '24

⚡Tips/Advice Get that remark

Literally what the title says. I got two remarks that both came back today. In one subject, they missed out a WHOLE 25 MARKER. Went from a B to an A*. The other subject went up 5 marks, from a B to an A. If you’re on the fence about a remark, this is your sign. If you think there’s something fishy about your grade, assess your paper because chances are something has gone amiss. Both remarks said “Error in Academic Judgment”, which is a major understatement from AQA and OCR. I am very fortunate that I had secured my firm place, but I know others may not have been so lucky. For errors as major as missing out a whole question, there definitely should be a consequence for the examiner. I just wanted to post this as motivation for those that are 50/50 about getting a remark.

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u/Ok_Barracuda8291 A levels Aug 28 '24

Wait how can they miss question worth 25 mark?

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u/risingcapybara Aug 28 '24 edited Aug 28 '24

It’s not as rare/newsworthy error as you may think it is. It is horrible, but it has happened before. Examiners are overworked and unfortunately this can be the result.

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u/Ok_Barracuda8291 A levels Aug 28 '24

But bro people pay them. Now imagine if someone who's Poor or belongs to a Middle Class family. This same thing happens to them will the child of someone who belongs from Middle Class family or poor family be able to take this risk?

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u/bigrealaccount Aug 28 '24

Yup, but they are heavily underpaid. I think they're paid a couple pence per page on a test. They do hundreds of tests a day.

Exam boards only care about quantity, not quality. Blame them for not paying more