A Level and AS Mathematics: An evaluation of the expected item difficulty

This document describes an evaluation of the reformed A level and AS mathematics assessments, aiming to maintain consistent item difficulty with previous versions. Ofqual conducted the evaluation through comparative judgment studies with mathematics teachers. The findings showed that the reformed exams had a similar difficulty level to the legacy ones, with a minor increase that could be managed during the awarding process. The evaluation included pilot phases, methodological adjustments, and considered factors like subject content and exam structure. Results are presented in various formats, such as boxplots and data tables. Additionally, the document addresses Ofqual's accessibility measures for publications, providing contact information for assistance and details on the Open Government Licence v3.0, with guidance on accessing the licence and permissions for third-party content. The publication is available on the Ofqual website. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Other
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: January 2018

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes