- A level Maths
- A level English
- A level Chemistry
- A level Biology
- A level Geography
- A level History
- A level Physics
- A level Economics
- A level Business Studies
- A level Computing
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- A level Politics
- A level Accounting
- A level Archaeology
- A level Art and Design
- A level Communication
- A level Dance
- A level Drama
- A level Design
- A level Electronics
- A level Environmental Studies
- A level General Studies
- A level Geology
- A level French
- A level Classical Civilisation
- A level German
- A level Graphic Products
- A level Health and Social Care
- A level ICT
- A level Italian
- A level Law
- A level Leisure Studies
- A level Media Studies
- A level Music
- A level Physical Education
- A level Citizenship Studies
- A level English Language and Literature
- A level Performing Arts
- A level Philosophy
- A level Psychology
- A level Religious Studies
- A level Spanish
Recent Criticism of A-levels
Others, however, claim that the rise in grades is actually a drop in standards with students being given higher grades than they have actually earned. There is also a lot of claims that students are being ‘groomed’ for exams.
By this they mean that students are being taught how to sit exams, not the actual subjects. Another point of criticism is that the time that it takes for syllabus to change for a subject is lengthy which means that each year syllabus and thus exams are going to be very similar.
As previous years exam papers are freely given out as examples for practise many believe that students are being given an unfair advantage, as the questions are very likely to reoccur. Yet another reason given for the continued rise in grades in the UK is the selection choices of the students with more ‘soft’ subjects being taken resulting in higher numbers of passes and high grades.
It is clear that grading and study of A-levels has by no means reached a ‘perfect’ equilibrium and it is likely that more reforms coming will be both hailed and dismissed by critics and advocates alike.