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Scottish exam results show an increase across National 5 and Highers - but a quarter of entries were marked down
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dailyrecord.co.ukexam entries were downgraded in Scotland after estimates by teachers were adjusted by officials. Overall Scottish school results show increases in National 5, Highers and Advanced Highers compared with last year.
However, Education Secretary John Swinney said some scores for grades A-C would have been significantly higher without “moderation” by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
The results were calculated in a different way because traditional exams were wiped out for the first time by the coronavirus pandemic.
There were warnings the method is unfair and relied too heavily on past averages, penalising schools in poorer areas.The new method altered 133,000 entries from the first teacher estimate.
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