Can GCSE students accurately predict their final grades?
New article collection on Results Day from RoutledgeIs it possible for students to accurately self-estimate their GCSE results before sitting their exams? In a new article from the Routledge journal Educational Studies, academics consider whether mock exams and teacher feedback actually give an accurate reflection of performance. Gaynor Attwood, Paul Croll, Carol Fuller & Kathryn Last review the differences between predictions and results, and whether this reflects examination errors as well as pupil errors. The study examines the various factors affecting self-estimation, and whether