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FWIW, in the UK, you can get A*s (A 'star'). We've had these for GCSEs (typically sat at around 16 years old) for ages, and they were introduced into A-Level i
by joncrocks 9y ago
FWIW, in the UK, you can get A*s (A 'star').
We've had these for GCSEs (typically sat at around 16 years old) for ages, and they were introduced into A-Level in 2010.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCE_Advanced_Level_(United_Kingdom)#Grade_inflation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCE_Advanced_Level_(United_Kin...
- m-i-l 9y agoA "grade 9" was also introduced in 2017, and that is higher than an A* [0], so some people refer to that as A* * (A star star) [1]. [0] https://ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2017/04/05/setting-grade-9-in-new-gcses/ https://ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2017/04/05/setting-grade-9-in-new... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/education/shortcuts/2014/sep/14/new-gcse-super-grade-9 https://www.theguardian.com/education/shortcuts/2014/sep/14/...