因疫情取消中高考英国用算法算出的成绩引学生不满_时事

因疫情取消中高考英国用算法算出的成绩引学生不满

为了防控新冠疫情，英国今年并未举行A-level和GCSE 因疫情取消中高考英国用算法算出的成绩引学生不满1 Shoppers walk past social distancing signs at the Covent Garden shopping and dining district, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, Aug 2, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

A-level and GCSE students in England will be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an algorithm, after a government U-turn.

英国政府对考生成绩政策出现180度大转弯，A-level和GCSE It follows uproar after about 40% of A-level results were downgraded by exams regulator Ofqual, which used a formula based on schools' prior grades.

由于英国资格及考试监督办公室 uproar[ˈʌprɔː(r)]：n.骚动；喧嚣

GCSE results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland come out on Thursday.

英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的GCSE成绩将于周四 Ofqual chair Roger Taylor and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson apologised for the "distress" caused.

Ofqual的主席罗杰·泰勒和英国教育大臣加文·威廉姆森就此事给大家造成的“痛苦”表示道歉。

Teachers' estimates will be awarded to students unless the computer algorithm gave a higher grade.

除非计算机算法给出更高的分数，否则考生成绩将由教师评估得出。

Mr Williamson said the results of mock exams - which critics said can be inconsistent across different schools - will now not be a key part of the appeals process.