Some choice meant students could avoid ‘more challenging or abstract topics’ on higher level paper
ExamWatch
Higher level exam described as being of ‘Goldilocks’ length, while ordinary level exam was ‘fair’
Madness, Tchaikovsky, Gerald Barry and Bach are music to ears of most students
T’he variety of topics and skills tested allowed students to select answers that played to their skill set’
Exam paper suited ‘match-fit’ students with plenty of practice
‘Lots of choice meant that students of all abilities would have been able to accrue marks’
‘Students will likely have left the exam feeling confident that the expected and prepared elements appeared’
‘While it had challenges, it was fundamentally accessible, both in its topics and vocabulary’
‘A logical effort to approach the questions will likely carry more weight than students might intuitively feel’
‘It is unlikely students would have prepared set pieces on IT firms in Ireland or extending drinking licenses to 6am’
‘Many students will have felt a wave of calm reading the titles’
‘Those familiar with past papers will have seen questions reappear and nothing that would disconcert them’
Expected topics appear with enough choice to allow candidates play to their strengths
‘A straightforward paper that would have put students at ease’
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