46 june 2014 (r) grade boundaries etc

Grade Boundaries:May/June 2014 GCE Mathematics Examinations (R)The international (R) versions were strictly for candidates outside the UK.

The tables below give the lowest raw marks for the award of the stated uniform marks (UMS).

Module8070605040

6663 Core Mathematics C1 (R)6457504337




6667 Further Pure FP1 (R)6254463830



6677 Mechanics M1 (R)5953474136

6678 Mechanics M2 (R)6355474033

6679 Mechanics M3 (R)5851443731

6680 Mechanics M4 (R)6659524538

6681 Mechanics M5 (R)6052443730

6683 Statistics S1 (R)6153453729

6684 Statistics S2 (R)5851443730

6691 Statistics S3 (R) 6759524538

6686 Statistics S4 (R)6052443628

6689 Decision Maths D1 (R)6054484338

6690 Decision Maths D2 (R)6253443628

Provisional Pass Rate Statistics:

May/June 2014 GCE Mathematics Examinations (R)The percentage of candidates obtaining at least the given number of uniform marks (UMS) at the time of grading are given below (the final figures may vary slightly from these).Module8070605040

6663 Core Mathematics C1 (R)54.370.681.789.493.1




6667 Further Pure FP1 (R)53.971.482.391.194.7

6668 Further Pure FP2 (R)25.142.956.970.478.2

6669 Further Pure FP3 (R)24.637.149.767.175.4

6677 Mechanics M1 (R)47.162.975.083.587.3

6678 Mechanics M2 (R)37.156.671.679.986.5

6679 Mechanics M3 (R)30.038.848.61.370.6

6680 Mechanics M4 (R)31.642.178.984.294.7

6681 Mechanics M5 (R)66.766.766.766.766.7

6683 Statistics S1 (R)40.060.276.586.292.1

6684 Statistics S2 (R)34.052.863.072.378.5

6691 Statistics S3 (R)35.568.179.490.895.0

6686 Statistics S4 (R)42.9100.0100.0100.0100.0

6689 Decision Maths D1 (R)32.450.767.077.085.6

6690 Decision Maths D2 (R)54.680.291.195.597.4

21.8% of candidates gained 90 UMS or more on Core Mathematics C3 (R)23.7% of candidates gained 90 UMS or more on Core Mathematics C4 (R)The Uniform Mark Score (UMS):

Core Mathematics

Module C1 (6663)

(rm = raw mark)

rmUMS rm UMS

75100

3549

74100

3447

73100

3346

72100

3244

71100

3143

7099

3041

6997

2940 E

6896

2839

6794

2737

6693

2636

6591

2534

6490

2433

6389

2332

6287

2230

6186

2129

6084

2028

5983

1926

5881

1825

5780 A1723

5679

1622

5577

1521

5476

1419

5374

1318

5273

1217

5171

1115

5070 B1014

4969

912

4867

811

4766

710

4664

68

4563

57

4461

46

4360 C34

4259

23

4157

11

4056

3954

3853

3751

3650 D

All unit results are given in the manner of a Uniform Mark Score (UMS). It was decided by QCA that the reporting of results on modular examinations should be standardised among all Awarding Bodies and all subjects, since as modular syllabuses proliferated there were more and more scoring systems for varying numbers of modules. All Advanced GCEs are now out of a total of 600 UMS. AS is out of 300 UMS.

Different units in some subjects carry different weightings, but each Edexcel AS/Advanced GCE Mathematics combination comprises six equally weighted units with a maximum of 100 UMS possible on each unit.

The example on the right shows the UMS score for each total mark on a hypothetical Core Mathematics Module unit C1 (6663). The grade A boundary is set at 57 (out of 75), grade B at 50 and grade E at 29 and these correspond to 80, 70 and 40UMS respectively. The notional grade boundaries are shown in bold type.

Further weighting-UMS correspondences can be found, if you can get hold of it, in a publication called Guidance notes for Modular Syllabuses (4th Edition October 1995), although they're not very difficult to work out (and are given in the table right). Of course, the boundaries vary from unit to unit and from year to year. Consequently the same percentage score in different modules may lead to different UMS scores.

Joint Forum, under prompting from QCA have agreed that the stretching of UMS between the gradeA boundary and the maximum mark means it is harder for candidates to score uniform marks once their raw mark is above the grade A threshold. An adjustment has been made so that the maximum UMS mark is achieved by scoring twice the mark range between the A and B grade above that of the grade A boundary.

Thus the example for 6663 Core Mathematics C1 has candidates achieving a raw mark of 71 or more scoring a maximum 100 UMS (i.e. 57 + 2(57 50) = 71).

The change to the UMS in June 2001 was communicated to centres at the time results were issued with the following statement:

The UMS has been very effective in giving centres a clear picture of progress during the course. In conjunction with the regulatory bodies, the awarding bodies have considered ways in which it can be made even more effective. It has been agreed therefore that, with effect from the outcomes of the 1998 Summer module tests, the system for converting raw marks to UMS scores for high raw marks should be slightly modified. The modification ensures that the rate of exchange between raw marks and uniform marks is closer at all grades.A* awards in GCE Mathematics and Further Mathematics

A* has been awarded at A level (but not at AS) to students cashing-in since Summer 2010. The general principle is that achievement at A2 should be recognised and so an A* will be awarded to students who achieve a grade A overall and 90% or more of the UMS on the A2 units (as an aggregate, not on each separate A2 unit).

However, since some Mathematics combinations have three A2 units and some have two A2 units, the A* will be awarded to students who have achieved a grade A overall (480 UMS or more) and 180 UMS or more on the total of their C3 and C4 units.

For Further Mathematics, A* will be awarded to students who have achieved a grade A overall (480 UMS or more) and 270 UMS or more on their best three A2 units (whether pure or applications units).

For Further Mathematics (Additional), A* will be awarded to students who have achieved a grade A overall (480 UMS or more) and 270 UMS or more on their best three A2 units (whether pure or applications units).

Examples:

Mathematics:

C1 = 90, C2 = 79, C3 = 95, C4 = 94, M1 = 87, M2 = 89 total = 534 UMS, grade A* awarded

C1 = 70, C2 = 70, C3 = 93, C4 = 94, M1 = 77, S1 = 78 total = 482 UMS, grade A* awarded

C1 = 95, C2 = 98, C3 = 92, C4 = 87, D1 = 87, D2 = 89 total = 548 UMS, grade A awarded

C1 = 90, C2 = 92, C3 = 91, C4 = 92, M1 = 57, D1 = 58 total = 479 UMS, grade B awarded

Further Mathematics:

FP1 = 93, FP2 = 91, S1 = 95, S2 = 91, D1 = 30, D2 = 89 total 489 UMS, grade A* awarded

FP1 = 80, FP2 = 86, M2 = 94, M3 = 85, M4 = 88, M5 = 89 total 512 UMS, grade A* awarded

As you can see, there will be some cases where a student with a high UMS score is awarded a grade A and a student with a relatively low UMS score is awarded a grade A* but its to do with recognising performance on C3 and C4.

UMS Ready Reckoner GCE Mathematics June 2014 (R)UMSC1RC2RC3RC4RFP1RFP2RFP3RM1RM2RM3RM4RM5RS1RS2RS3RS4RD1RD2R

1007572757475747575757571757572757475747575727575747572757475

997173737173747173

9874747474707473747173

97707272737373697370727370727072

96736971716971726971

9572727272687272736971

94687070716870716870

937167696971716771677169706772696870

9270707066706769

9170666868696668696668

A*9065676769696569657067686571676668

8969646666686466676466

88676868646869706567

87686365656767636763656663656466

86626464666264656264

8567656666626668696365

84666163636163646163

836062626465656165606762636068626264

826563646460646163

815961615961625961

A80645860606263635963586660615867606062

7963575959616262625765596057665961

78605861585965585960

77625658586161575664565859

7661555757596060605563575855645758

755856595657635657

7460545656575959585462555654625557

73595355555658585557536154555361545656

72545555

7158525454555757565260535452605354

B70575153535456565355515952535159525453

695650525355545058515250585152

6852525552535051505351

6755495151545451495749575250

665448505153524856495048564949

65505053505148494851

645347494952504755474847554748

63524649484852514949465446474654465047

624851484946

615145474750484553454645534545

C60504447464650494747445244454452444844

59494548464351434443514343

5843464544494643424742

5748424544484745454250424250

5647434644414941424149414641

55414443424744414040

5446414543404840404048394539

534540434240464443423947393939473838

52394241454244

51443943413846383838463737

D50433841403844424140374537373745364336

49373944363636443535

4842374039364341403635344234

47413639384240383543353543

463539374234343442334133

454035383734413934333232

443338364133323341314031

4339343736324038353340323132403030

42383336353937373239

41313439313031392929

E40373235343038363633313830293038283828

39293237292829372727

3836313433283735353027263726

37353033323634312936282836

362734303527262735253625

353429323126353328252424

342533293426242634233523

3333283130243432282733252325332222

32322730293331322634

31232732242224322121

N30312629282232303126253123212331203320

29302528272131293025243022202230193219

28292427263028292423292931

272823262520292728232821192128183018

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24252123222624252120251725162616

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171815161618171815141813121318111911

1617141515121716171413171211121718

15151613141116151516131516151610161710

141412141310151414121214111011149159

1313111312141313111113109101314

1212101211913121210101299128138

1111111081211119118117127

10109109711101098108781011

9989810998976796106

8878768988778668595

7767577766755578

6656666655646474

5545545554454453563

444434443433344

333332333332223232

222222222222121

11111111111111111

Distribution of marks: GCE Mathematics June 2014 (R)

Modal mark: 75

Mean mark: 60.6

Median mark: 65

Modal mark: 67

Mean mark: 56.1

Median mark: 59

Modal mark: 70

Mean mark: 51.3

Median mark: 55

Modal mark: 67

Mean mark: 52.0

Median mark: 57

Modal mark: 71

Mean mark: 58.6

Median mark: 63

Modal mark: 49

Mean mark: 49.9

Median mark: 53

Modal marks: 61, 63Mean mark: 48.2 Median mark: 48

Modal marks: 62, 63Mean mark: 54.0 Median mark: 58

Modal mark: 69

Mean mark: 53.7

Median mark: 58

Modal marks: 40, 73Mean mark: 43.3

Median mark: 42

Modal mark: 42, 53, 69

Mean mark: 57.4

Median mark: 57

Modal marks: 22, 69, 73 Mean mark: 54.7

Median mark: 69

Modal marks: 60, 66 Mean mark: 53.3

Median mark: 57

Modal mark: 67

Mean mark: 46.9

Median mark: 52

Modal mark: 65

Mean mark: 60.7

Median mark: 64

Modal mark: 53

Mean mark: 59.1

Median mark: 56

Modal mark: 57

Mean mark: 51.3

Median mark: 54

Modal mark: 70

Mean mark: 57.5

Median mark: 62

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