The algorithm, created by Ofqual, the exams watchdog for England, standardized grades to avoid inflation, prompting mass protests by school students and their parents that forced the government to ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. By Avi Asher-Schapiro NEW YORK, July 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Colorado high school ...

Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, the minister, who was forced to U-turn after computer modelling downgraded disadvantaged children last year, said the government would be “putting ...

LONDON — Following a national outcry, the British government on Monday made a dramatic U-turn on using an algorithm to estimate how students would have done on exams they weren't able to take ...

Exams this year were cancelled due to Covid and grades based on an algorithm. Ms Johnson said it was "ironic to become a victim like one of her characters". Her piece, A Band Apart, won an Orwell ...

Curtis Parfitt-Ford, an A-level student who is threatening to sue the UK government over the algorithm it used to decide exam results. Curtis Parfitt-Ford 2020-08-17T10:48:16Z ...

Schools Minister Nick Gibb says he was warned about potential problems with the algorithm for moderating A level and GCSE results back in July. His boss, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, had ...

The algorithm used to moderate this year's grades led to thousands of students being downgraded - so the government reverted to teacher assessments to determine marks. Exams chaos: Never again ...