mark80 Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Hi Does anyone know where i can get hold of GCSE 2014 national residuals for each subject? Apparently RAISEOnline use these indicators to work out various calculations but i cannot find the raw data anywhere Cheers Mark
DataDB Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Hi Mark, I've been asked to look at national data as well, I have found the following, https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2013-to-2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-2013-to-2014-provisional Examination Results - JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications Hope they help
mark80 Posted November 17, 2014 Author Posted November 17, 2014 Cheers DataDB i knew of the JCQ but thanks for the rest. There still doesnt appear to any residuals though Mark
Jenis Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 I'm after the residuals as well, if anyone knows!
mark80 Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 Morning I have obtained the National Residuals from my LA, from my understanding LA's sign up to the NCER in which they gain access to national examination data through various information systems (NEXUS, EPAS etc...). I have asked my LA if i can post it online but if they say no i am sure you could contact your LA's Information Team and get them to email it you. Mark
mark80 Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 As it is National data they said i am ok to post it.. so here it is GCSE Subject Residuals 2014 From what i can gather there are only residuals for subjects that are counting in the performance tables for 2014 (so no short course). Be careful using the QAN code as a search as they do not appear to be searchable! I found it helpful to use the code column in conjunction with this spreadsheet on the DFE - Tables Checking site (which is QAN searchable) Qualifications - Performance Tables 2014 - 2016
Ecclesbury Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Out of interest how many people out there use subject difference residuals? It's not something we've ever done here but I'd be interested to hear how other schools use this data. With the changes to performance management for teachers I'm wondering whether these national residuals might be quite useful.
mark80 Posted November 21, 2014 Author Posted November 21, 2014 Our school uses residuals within the school to see relative performance of individuals across qualifications - made easier by non GCSE quals counting in line with GCSE with regards points. In our school GCSE History was, within our school environment a negative residual of -1.56, this told the SLT that students performed worse in History on average than they did elsewhere. The national residual for GCSE History is -2.04, so in effect our schools History department had a +0.48 (-1.56 minus -2.04). Some schools use National residuals to give a "difficulty" to their subject, however where some may say difficulty others would just say nationally they under performed.
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