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The Comparability of Different Subjects in Public Examinations: a theoretical and practical critique

Harvey Goldstein
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Michael Cresswell
Pages 435-442 | Published online: 07 Jul 2006

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Alejandro Veas, Raquel Gilar, Pablo Miñano & Juan Luis Castejón. (2017) Comparative analysis of academic grades in compulsory secondary education in Spain using statistical techniques. Educational Studies 43:5, pages 533-548.
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Paul E. Newton. (2012) Making sense of decades of debate on inter-subject comparability in England. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice 19:2, pages 251-273.
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Robert Coe. (2010) Understanding comparability of examination standards. Research Papers in Education 25:3, pages 271-284.
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Camilla Highfield. (2010) Disparity in student achievement within and across secondary schools: an analysis of department results in English, maths and science in New Zealand. School Leadership & Management 30:2, pages 171-190.
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Robert Coe. (2008) Comparability of GCSE examinations in different subjects: an application of the Rasch model. Oxford Review of Education 34:5, pages 609-636.
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BARRY REILLY & RAY BACHAN. (2005) A comparison of A‐level performance in economics and business studies: How much more difficult is economics?. Education Economics 13:1, pages 85-108.
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Paul Newton. (2003) The defensibility of national curriculum assessment in England. Research Papers in Education 18:2, pages 101-127.
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John Ashworth & Lynne Evans. (2000) Economists are Grading Students Away from the Subject. Educational Studies 26:4, pages 475-487.
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Bob Sparkes. (2000) Subject Comparisons-a Scottish Perspective. Oxford Review of Education 26:2, pages 175-189.
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Alex Scharaschkin & Jo-Anne Baird. (2000) The Effects of Consistency of Performance on A Level Examiners' Judgements of Standards. British Educational Research Journal 26:3, pages 343-357.
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PaulE. Newton. (1997) Measuring Comparability of Standards between Subjects: why our statistical techniques do not make the grade. British Educational Research Journal 23:4, pages 433-449.
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Alejandro Veas, Raquel Gilar, Pablo Miñano & Juan-Luis Castejón. (2016) Estimation of the Proportion of Underachieving Students in Compulsory Secondary Education in Spain: An Application of the Rasch Model. Frontiers in Psychology 7.
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Kevin Durkin, Pearl L. H. Mok & Gina Conti‐Ramsden. (2014) Core subjects at the end of primary school: identifying and explaining relative strengths of children with specific language impairment (SLI). International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders 50:2, pages 226-240.
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Barend Vlaardingerbroek, Lama Z. Jaber, Nadya G. Rizk & Jana M. Bayoud. (2009) THE LEBANESE BREVET CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS EXAMINATIONS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 7:6, pages 1227-1247.
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Ray Bachan & Barry Reilly. (2003) A Comparison of Academic Performance in A-Level Economics Between Two Years. International Review of Economics Education 2:1, pages 8-24.
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Thomas Kellaghan & George Madaus. 2003. International Handbook of Educational Evaluation. International Handbook of Educational Evaluation 577 600 .
James Tooley. (2001) The Quality of Educational Research: A Perspective From Great Britain. Peabody Journal of Education 76:3, pages 122-140.
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