Student Sociodemographic and School Type Differences in Teacher-Predicted vs. Achieved Grades for University Admission
George Leckie,
Konstantina Maragkou
Abstract:In England, students apply to universities using teacher predicted grades instead of their final end-of-school A-level examination results. Predicted rather than achieved grades therefore inform how ambitiously students apply to and receive offers from the most selective courses. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) encourage teachers to make optimistic predictions to motivate students to apply ambitiously and achieve higher grades. However, little is known about variations in optimism acros… Show more
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