WJEC GCE AS Religious Studies Examination Feedback Summer 2016

Feedback AS Level 2016 Grade A B C D E U A level Cumulative A-B A-C 17.5% 25% 25.2% 15.9% 8.8% 7.6% Cumulative A-B A-C A-E A level 42.5% 67.7% 92.4%

WJEC GCE Religious Studies - AS Level The full GCE Religious Studies report can be found here Please select a unit from the menu below. Click on the link to access individual unit feedback. Unit 1 Religion & Contemporary Society Unit 2 Religion and Ethics Unit 3 Philosophy of Religion Unit 4 Biblical Studies Unit 5 Christianity Unit 6 Eastern Religions Unit 7 Western Religions General feedback Resources for Teachers Contact information for WJEC staff

AS Religion & Contemporary Society Feedback on 1341: AS Religion & Contemporary Society Grade A B C D E UMS Grade Boundary 080 070 060 050 040 Raw Mark Grade Boundary 066 057 048 039 031 Grade A B C D E U Religion in Contemporary Society 12.4% 22.7% 27.4% 18.5% 9.2% 9.8% Cumulative A-B A-C A-E 35.1% 62.5% 90.2%

AS Religion & Contemporary Society Feedback on 1341: AS Religion & Contemporary Society

Question in numerical order Feedback on 1341: AS Religion & Contemporary Society Question (a)s 30 marks Question in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1a 17.4 57.9 Q3a 17.3 57.7 Q4a 17.1 57.2 Q2a 12.3 41.1 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 17.8 16.1 -1.7 Q2a 13.1 10.2 -2.9 Q3a Q4a 17.5 16.4 -1.1 AVG difference -1.85

Questions in numerical order Click here to return to the Unit menu Feedback on 1341: AS Religion & Contemporary Society Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1b 8.6 57.5 Q2b 8.0 47.1 Q3b 7.9 52.3 Q4b 7.1 54.1 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 8.9 7.9 -1 Q2b 7.4 6.1 -1.3 Q3b 8.1 7.3 -0.8 Q4b 8.4 AVG difference -1.025 Click here to return to the Unit menu

Raw Mark Grade Boundary Feedback on 1342: AS Religion and Ethics Grade A B C D E UMS Grade Boundary 080 070 060 050 040 Raw Mark Grade Boundary 066 057 048 032 Grade A B C D E U Religion and Ethics 24.1% 24.4% 20.7% 12.6% 9.0% 9.2% Cumulative A-B A-C A-E 48.5% 69.2% 90.8%

Feedback on 1342: AS Religion and Ethics

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1342: AS Religion and Ethics Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1a 19.7 65.7 Q2a 17.8 59.4 Q3a 16.9 58.4 Q4a 14.9 49.7 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 20.1 18.8 -1.3 Q2a 18.0 17.4 -0.6 Q3a 17.1 16.5 Q4a 15.7 12.8 -2.9 AVG difference -1.35

Question in numerical order Click here to return to the Unit menu Feedback on 1342: AS Religion and Ethics Question (b)s 15 marks Question in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1b 9.3 62.0 Q2b 9.1 60.4 Q3b 9.0 59.7 Q4b 7.9 53.0 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 9.4 9.1 -0.3 Q2b 8.8 Q3b 9.0 8.9 -0.1 Q4b 8.3 7.0 -1.3 AVG difference -0.5 Click here to return to the Unit menu

AS Philosophy of Religion Feedback on 1343: AS Philosophy of Religion Grade A B C D E UMS Grade Boundary 080 070 060 050 040 Raw Mark Grade Boundary 066 057 048 032 Grade A B C D E U Philosophy of Religion 21.8% 22.8% 21.0% 15.2% 9.6% Cumulative A-B A-C A-E 44.6% 65.6% 90.4%

AS Philosophy of Religion Feedback on 1343: AS Philosophy of Religion

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1343: AS Philosophy of Religion Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1a 19.3 64.2 Q2a 19.2 64.1 Q3a 16.4 54.5 Q4a 15.7 52.5 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 19.4 19.1 -0.3 Q2a 19.3 -0.2 Q3a 16.6 15.7 -0.9 Q4a 15.9 15.2 -0.7 AVG difference -0.5

Questions in numerical order Click here to return to the Unit menu Feedback on 1343: AS Philosophy of Religion Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1b 8.6 57.3 Q2b 8.3 55.3 Q4b 8.2 54.6 Q3b 7.7 51.4 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 8.6 Q2b 8.3 8.4 +0.1 Q3b 7.7 7.6 -0.1 Q4b 7.8 -0.7 AVG difference -0.175 Click here to return to the Unit menu

AS Biblical Studies (all) Feedback on 1344: AS Biblical Studies (all) Grade A B C D E UMS Grade Boundary 080 070 060 050 040 Raw Mark Grade Boundary 067 058 049 031 Grade A B C D E U Biblical Studies 21.8% 22.5% 23.1% 18.4% 8.5% 5.8% Cumulative A-B A-C A-E 44.3% 67.4% 94.3%

AS Biblical Studies (all) Feedback on 1344: AS Biblical Studies (all)

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1344: AS Biblical Studies (O.T.) Low candidate numbers mean the statistics should be treated with caution Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q3a 18.6 62.1 Q4a 18.1 60.5 Q2a 16.4 54.7 Q1a 15.0 50.0 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 15.0 NA Q2a 15.9 17.9 2.0 Q3a 18.9 -1.0 Q4a 16.1 -2.8 AVG difference -0.6

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1344: AS Biblical Studies (O.T.) Low candidate numbers mean statistics should be treated with caution Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1b 5.0 33.3 Q2b 9.4 62.8 Q3b 8.4 Q4b 10.0 66.4 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 5.0 NA Q2b 9.1 10.3 1.2 Q3b 8.4 8.5 0.1 Q4b 10.2 9.4 -0.8 AVG difference 0.16

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1344: AS Biblical Studies (N.T.) Low candidate numbers mean the statistics should be treated with caution Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1a 19.9 66.2 Q4a 17.5 58.4 Q2a 17.7 58.9 Q3a 15.8 52.6 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 19.7 20.4 0.7 Q2a 17.4 18.6 1.2 Q3a 15.7 15.9 0.2 Q4a 16.9 19.0 2.1 AVG difference 1.05

Feedback on 1344: AS Biblical Studies (N.T.) Low candidate numbers mean the statistics should be treated with caution Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q4b 10.2 67.9 Q2b 9.6 64.0 Q1b 9.3 62.0 Q3b 8.9 59.6 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 9.3 Q2b 9.7 9.4 -0.3 Q3b 8.1 -1.3 Q4b 10.1 10.5 0.4 AVG difference Click here to return to the Unit menu

Feedback on 1345: AS Christianity Very low candidate numbers mean the statistics should be treated with caution Grade A B C D E UMS Grade Boundary 080 070 060 050 040 Raw Mark Grade Boundary 067 056 046 036 026 Grade A B C D E U Christianity 4.4% 30.4% 26.1% 3.7% 5% Cumulative A-B A-C A-E 34.8% 60.9% 95%

Feedback on 1345: AS Christianity

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1345: AS Christianity Very low candidate numbers mean the statistics should be treated with caution Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q2a 18.2 60.7 Q3a 18.1 60.5 Q4a 17.3 57.5 Q1a 14.6 48.8 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 15.0 14.2 -0.8 Q2a 18.1 18.5 0.4 Q3a NA Q4a 17.1 17.6 0.5 AVG difference 0.03

Feedback on 1345: AS Christianity Very low candidate numbers mean the statistics should be treated with caution Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q2b 6.7 44.4 Q4b 8.8 58.9 Q3b 9.0 60.0 Q1b 7.5 50.3 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 8.5 6.4 -2.1 Q2b 6.1 -2.4 Q3b 9.0 NA Q4b 8.4 9.6 1.2 AVG difference -1.1 Click here to return to the Unit menu

AS Eastern Religions (all) Feedback on 1346: AS Eastern Religions (all) Grade A B C D E UMS Grade Boundary 080 070 060 050 040 Raw Mark Grade Boundary 067 058 049 031 Grade A B C D E U Eastern Religions 4.4% 30.4% 26.1% 8.7% 0% Cumulative A-B A-C A-E 34.8% 60.9% 100%

Feedback on 1346: AS Eastern Religions (all)

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1346: AS Eastern Religions (Buddhism) Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q2a 19.9 66.5 Q4a 17.8 59.3 Q3a 59.2 Q1a 17.7 59.0 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 17.7 17.8 0.1 Q2a 20.4 18.0 -2.4 Q3a 17.9 17.2 -0.7 Q4a AVG difference -0.725

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1346: AS Eastern Religions (Buddhism) Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q2b 8.7 58.2 Q1b 8.2 54.5 Q4b 7.9 52.8 Q3b 7.8 52.1 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 8.1 8.3 0.2 Q2b 8.9 8.0 -0.9 Q3b 7.9 7.5 -0.4 Q4b AVG difference -0.225

Questions in numerical order by mean Feedback on 1346: AS Eastern Religions (Hinduism) Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q2a 20.2 67.5 Q1a 20.0 66.8 Q4a 19.0 63.5 Q3a 18.9 63.0 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 21.0 17.0 -4 Q2a 20.7 18.4 -2.3 Q3a 19.5 17.3 -2.2 Q4a 19.7 16.5 -3.2 AVG difference -2.925

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1346: AS Eastern Religions (Hinduism) Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q3b 9.2 61.3 Q2b 8.7 58.1 Q1b 8.6 57.3 Q4b 8.5 56.7 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 8.9 7.6 -1.3 Q2b 7.9 -1.0 Q3b 9.5 8.3 -1.2 Q4b 8.7 -1.1 AVG difference -1.15

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1346: AS Eastern Religions (Sikhism) Very low candidate numbers mean the statistics should be treated with caution Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q3a 22.5 75.1 Q1a 22.2 74.1 Q2a 21.4 71.2 Q4a 20.8 69.3 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 21.0 24.7 3.7 Q2a 21.4 NA Q3a 22.4 23.3 0.9 Q4a 20.8 0.2 AVG difference 1.6

Questions in numerical order Click here to return to the Unit menu Feedback on 1346: AS Eastern Religions (Sikhism) Very low candidate numbers mean the statistics should be treated with caution Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q3b 10.3 68.3 Q4b 9.4 62.7 Q2b 9.0 60.0 Q1b 8.7 57.8 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 8.2 9.7 1.5 Q2b 9.0 NA Q3b 10.7 7.7 -3 Q4b 9.8 8.0 -1.8 AVG difference -1.1 Click here to return to the Unit menu

Feedback on 1347: AS Western Religions (all) Grade A B C D E UMS Grade Boundary 080 070 060 050 040 Raw Mark Grade Boundary 069 059 041 032 Grade A B C D E U Western Religions 23.2% 30.4% 18.3% 14.5% 7.6% 5.9% Cumulative A-B A-C A-E 53.6% 71.9% 94.1%

Feedback on 1347: AS Western Religions (all)

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1347: AS Western Religions (Islam) Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q3a 20.7 68.9 Q1a 19.9 66.2 Q2a 19.3 64.2 Q4a 17.0 56.6 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 20.5 17.8 -2.7 Q2a 19.1 19.7 0.6 Q3a 20.9 20.1 -0.8 Q4a 17.3 15.6 -1.7 AVG difference -1.15

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1347: AS Western Religions (Islam) Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q1b 10.0 66.8 Q3b 9.5 63.6 Q4b 8.5 56.8 Q2b 8.2 54.4 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 10.3 9.2 -1.1 Q2b 8.0 8.7 0.7 Q3b 9.6 9.4 -0.2 Q4b 7.7 -1 AVG difference -0.4

Questions in numerical order Feedback on 1347: AS Western Religions (Judaism) Question (a)s 30 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q4a 20.0 66.8 Q3a 19.5 65.1 Q2a 19.4 64.7 Q1a 18.4 61.5 Question (a)s 30 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1a 18.4 18.7 0.3 Q2a 19.5 19.0 -0.5 Q3a 19.9 18.1 -1.8 Q4a 20.1 19.8 -0.3 AVG difference -0.575

Questions in numerical order Click here to return to the Unit menu Feedback on 1347: AS Western Religions (Judaism) Question (b)s 15 marks Questions in numerical order by mean Facility Factor Q3b 10.1 67.6 Q4b 9.9 65.9 Q2b 9.7 64.9 Q1b 9.1 60.5 Question (b)s 15 marks Female mean per question Male mean Difference Q1b 8.9 9.5 0.6 Q2b 9.6 10.1 0.5 Q3b 10.3 9.4 -0.9 Q4b 10.0 -0.5 AVG difference -0.075 Click here to return to the Unit menu

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