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He said: “Usually if you can’t do part A of a question, you can do part B, since part A is a ‘show that’ question, [but] there were no ‘show that’ questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Stuff I revised, that I knew how to do, I couldn’t demonstrate due to the design of the paper and how it was structured. I did the best I could, but it feels unfair.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A parent from Buckingham, who did not want to be named, said their son was “crestfallen” after leaving the exam, which he was resitting after missing an A* grade – required for his preferred university choice – by two marks last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They said: “It’s so disheartening to see the rug pulled from under the feet of these students who have put so much effort and ability in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I know the grade boundaries adjust to take into account performance of the cohort, but what that doesn’t achieve is addressing the psychological effects of sitting a paper that is so different from anything you’ve seen before.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ofqual told PA Media that their priority is “students and ensuring their grades are a reliable indication of what they know, understand and can do”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson for Pearson said: “If a paper is found to be more difficult than previous years, grade boundaries will be set to reflect that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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